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BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY: THE COMPLETE NEWSPAPER DAILIES VOLUME 2 by Ron Goulart, Philip Nowlan & Dick Calkins - Now available! The saga of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, the world's most famous science-fiction newspaper strip, continues with the second volume Hermes Press' complete reprinting of this ground-breaking title! See more exciting adventures of Buck Rogers and Wilma Deering in six complete self-contained stories published originally between 1930 and 1932. This volume also includes a special 16 page introductory essay by noted science-fiction writer and pop culture historian Ron Goulart and an afterword detailing interesting little-known aspects surrounding the strip. (C: 0-1-2) HARD COVER, 9x12, 320pgs, PC    SRP: $39.00 HERMES PRESS
Darkside Press - The Cthulhuian Singularity Coming from Darkside Press later this year is a new signed limited edition anthology, THE CTHULHUIAN SINGULARITY. This book features new tales by Gary Braunbeck, Michael Reaves, Michael Shea, Stephen Mark Rainey, David Niall Wilson, John Pelan, Marc Laidlaw, Ramsey Campbell, and more. More details are not available at this time, but Darkside Press is taking preorders on the regular signed limited edition and the deluxe lettered edition. Contents: The Vorkuta Event by Ken MacLeod The Vicar of R'lyeh by Marc Laidlaw The Dagoniad by Michael Shea A Colder War by Charles Stross The Music of Bleak Entrainment by Gary A. Braunbeck Siren Call by Joe Nassisse My Fingers are Eating Me by Eddy C. Bertin Natural Selection by Hank Schwable Manifest Destiny by Michael Reaves Anomaly by David Niall Wilson Contact by John Pelan and Stephen Mark Rainey The Tugging by Ramsey Campbell Pre-orders may be placed now on the Darkside Press website. Regular signed limited edition: $75.00 (Limited to 500 signed copies) Deluxe lettered edition: $150 (Limited to 52 deluxe lettered hardcovers signed by all contributors)
FLASH GORDON #6 by Brendan Deneen & Paul Green In this thrilling conclusion to "The Mercy Wars" story arc, Flash, Dale, Zarkov, Barin, Thun, Vultan and their army of Lion Men, Arborian Rangers, and Hawk Men take the fight directly to Ming's palace! Meanwhile, a new, though familiar, threat rears its head, leading into the next exciting Flash Gordon arc! Ships with two covers in a 50/50 ratio. 36 pages, Full Color, $3.99
FRANK FRAZETTA'S SILVER WARRIOR #2 (OF 4) - To be resolicited! Story JOSHUA ORTEGA; Art NAT JONES & JAY FOTOS; Cover A FRANK FRAZETTA; Cover B NAT JONES & JAY FOTOS The Vikavian raiders have attacked Icelvald, and the Silver Warrior must now defend his homeland against this brutal new enemy. But the Vikavians have a secret weapon, and they've also brought along the legendary mercenary known as Morningstar. Will the Silver Warrior and his allies be forced to sacrifice their families in order to save their people? Get the exciting answers from critically acclaimed writer JOSHUA ORTEGA (GEARS OF WAR, THE NECROMANCER) and superstar artists NAT JONES (FRANK FRAZETTA'S DEATH DEALER, SPAWN) and JAY FOTOS (LOCKE & KEY, '68) in the pulse-pounding second issue of this epic miniseries! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Image Comics
FRANK FRAZETTA'S SILVER WARRIOR #3 (OF 4) - To be resolicited! Story JOSHUA ORTEGA; Art NAT JONES & JAY FOTOS Covers: A) FRANK FRAZETTA; B) NAT JONES & JAY FOTOS; C) NAT JONES The war between Icevald and the Vikavian raiders heats up as the very land around them is torn asunder. The Silver Warrior must battle the sorceror Ikuma, the bearded warrior Egill, and the hordes of demons that have overrun the land of Icevald…but is the might of the Warrior great enough to overcome the Vikavian's ultimate weapon? Critically acclaimed writer JOSHUA ORTEGA (Gears of War, THE NECROMANCER) and superstar artists NAT JONES (FRANK FRAZETTA'S DEATH DEALER, SPAWN) and JAY FOTOS (Locke & Key, FRANK FRAZETTA'S DEATH DEALER) bring you the action-packed third issue of this epic tale of high fantasy! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Image Comics
Hermes Press - To be resolicited! BY THIS AXE I RULE! CONAN AND THE BATTLE FOR THE LEGACY OF ROBERT E. HOWARD by Tom Stewart; Cover by Joe Jusko This book explores what happened to Conan and Howard's work and legacy after the death of Howard. A 9 x 12 inch, all color 208 page art book detailing the history of Robert E. Howard and his Barbarian Conan through all of the various trials and tribulations of the character; through court battles, different publishers, in comic books and in the movies, up to the present. This all color, profusely illustrated pop culture history is a must for fans of the great Pulp Magazines and of the history of 20th century adventure/fantasy literature. This book covers the fight for the legacy of Howard, who would own Howard's work and who would profit by divorcing the Texas writer from his most famous creation. Lots of backroom deals, backstabbing, and poorly printed fanzines. 208 pages, color, 9" x 12" Paperback: $29.99 Hardcover: $49.99 Hermes Press Checkout the awesome cover by Joe Jusko here! The small picture at the right does not do it justice!
H. P. LOVECRAFT'S CTHULHU MYTHOS: A WEIRD TALES RETROSPECTIVE by H. P. Lovecraft; edited by Robert Weinberg This definitive collection of short fiction culled from the pages of Weird Tales presents a glimpse into the classic and new contributions to Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos.  Softcover, 5x8, 400 pages, $14.95
Moonstone Books: SEX, LIES AND PRIVATE EYES NOVEL - Now available! A Moonstone Crime Wave event! When it comes to sex, lies often follow & in the dark heart of the city, death can be the ultimate payback! A landmark collection of all-new original noir short stories with the theme of "sex for sale." Written by some of today's top crime writers, Sex, Lies and Private Eyes features a stunning cast of legendary characters from the best mysteries of the past and present: Alo Nudger, Fred Carver, Blackshirt, Candy Matson Domino Lady, Kolchak, Lai Wan, Jack Hagee PI, Johnny Dollar, Mr. Keen, Pat Novak, Sherlock Holmes, The Silencers, The Maze Agency, Toby Peters, Truxton Lewis, and more! With stories by Max Allan Collins, Loren D. Estleman, Stuart M. Kaminksy, Mike W. Barr, Mike Bullock, Barbara Collins, Steven Grant, CJ Henderson, David Tischman, and more, this is one noir ride you won't want to miss! Softcover, 6x9, 288 pages, B&W, $16.95 Moonstone Books
Wildside Press G-8 AND HIS BATTLE ACES: SCOURGE OF THE STEEL MASK by Robert J. Hogan The first G-8 and His Battle Aces novel to be reprinted by Wildside Press as part of its Wildside Pulp Classics line, "Scourge of the Steel Mask" pits G-8 against a ruthless madman imprisoned in life-sustaining steel armor!  Softcover, 128 pages, B&W    SRP: $14.95
Wildside Press The Ultimate Collection Of 20th-Century Adventure Tales Volume 1 A new collection of the greatest adventure stories ever written for the pulp-fiction magazines of the 20th century! Pirates, explorers, detectives and mystics populate these exciting classics and long-lost action tales, written by such greats as Robert E. Howard, Hugh B. Cave, H. de Vere Stacpoole, Nelson Bond and Murray Leinster. 320 pages ISBN-10: 0809572133 $13.95
Wildside Press - THE RETURN OF THE SORCERER: THE BEST OF CLARK ASHTON SMITH by Clark Ashton Smith; edited by Robert Weinberg THE RETURN OF THE SORCERER offers both readers and scholars a definitive collection of short fiction and short novels by an overlooked master of fantasy, horror, and science fiction — Clark Ashton Smith. Softcover, 400 pages, B&W    SRP: $35.00 Hardcover, 400 pages, B&W    SRP: $59.95 Publisher: Wildside Press
Wildside Press THE WEIRD WORKS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD VOLUME 9: BLACK HOUNDS OF DEATH by Robert E. Howard; edited by Paul Herman Meticulously-restored text by renowned Howard scholar Paul Herman, this is the ninth in a ten book definitive chronological collection of Robert E. Howard's stories that appeared in pulp magazines like the revered WEIRD TALES.  Hardcover, 240 pages, $35.00
Wildside Press THE WEIRD WORKS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD VOLUME 10: A THUNDER OF TRUMPETS by Robert E. Howard; edited by Paul Herman Meticulously-restored text by renowned Howard scholar Paul Herman, this is the ninth in a ten book definitive chronological collection of Robert E. Howard's stories that appeared in pulp magazines like the revered WEIRD TALES.  Hardcover, 240 pages, $35.00
Wildside Press Darrell Schweitzer's THE ROBERT E. HOWARD READER has been scheduled for June, with essays by Michael Moorcock, Fritz Leiber, Poul Anderson, S.T. Joshi, Don D'Ammassa, Leo Grin, Robert Weinberg, Robert M. Price, Charles Hoffman, George Scithers, Mark Hall, Gary Romeo, Steve Tompkins, Darrell Schweitzer, Scott Connors, and Howard Waldrop.

April 2009
Adventure House - Now available! Jungle Stories - Spring 1940, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Phantom Detective - July 1938, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 All-Detective Stories - January 1934, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Adventure House
CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 17 - Now available! Written by Roy Thomas, J.M. DeMatteis and Bruce Jones, art by Gil Kane and Ernie Chan. Gil Kane is featured in this special 240-page Chronicles of Conan volume -- our thickest offering yet! Joining storyteller J.M. DeMatteis on Conan the Barbarian #127, Kane's short but stellar Conan run in 1981 and 1982 thrust readers into a new era of magical quests, strange creatures, and inventive fantasy adventures. In Chronicles of Conan: The Creation Quest and Other Stories, Kane collaborates with DeMatteis, Bruce Jones, and longtime colleague Roy Thomas. In addition to a DeMatteis introduction -- an engaging, behind-the-scenes look at his years working on Conan -- Roy Thomas provides another insightful afterword, as he discusses working with Gil Kane on their 38-page "King of the Forgotten People!" collaboration. In addition to the "Creation Quest" story arc, readers will enjoy the meticulously restored color pages found in "The Ring of Rhax," "A Hitch in Time," and the heartbreaking "Snow Haired Woman of the Wastes" -- where Robert E. Howard's mighty barbarian finds himself unraveling horrific mysteries and testing his thresholds of pain and mental fortitude! 240 pages, $17.95, in stores on April 15. Dark Horse Comics
THE COMPLETE CHRONICLES OF CONAN CENTENARY EDITION  - Now available! Robert E. Howard, Edited by Stephen Jones Conan the Cimmerian: the boy-thief who became a mercenary, who fought and loved his way across fabled lands to become King of Aquilonia. Neither supernatural fiends nor demonic sorcery could oppose the barbarian warrior as he wielded his mighty sword and dispatched his enemies to a bloody doom on the battlefields of the legendary Hyborian age. Collected together in one volume for the very first time, in chronological order, are Robert E. Howard's tales of the legendary hero, compiled by and with a Foreword and Afterword by award-winning writer and editor Stephen Jones.  Hardcover (0-575-07766-2), 6x9, 944 pages, B&W, $37.95 Trade Paperback (0-575-07780-8), 6x9, 944 pages, B&W, $29.95
CONAN THE BARBARIAN: BELIT STATUE - Now available! Hard Hero presents the all new Conan the Barbarian statue Series! Belit, Queen of the Black Coast is second in the mini-series based upon the comic cover, Marvel Comics'S Conan the Barbarian #88 vol 1.  This classic cover was illustrated by John Buscema and Ernie Chan and was part of a long-running series by these two amazing artists.  Sculpted by Seth Vandable. Belit will be followed by Zula.  All three statues are designed with matching bases for a really cool display.  Belit stands 13.5" tall and features this beautiful, but deadly female, gripping both sword and dagger!  Painted and ready to display, this Belit statue will be limited to a 500 edition run. Scheduled to ship in April 2009. Statue    SRP: $239.00 Hard Hero
CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #10 - Now available! Written by Timothy Truman, penciled by Tomas Giorello, colored by Jose Villarrubia, cover by Joseph Michael Linsner. As the "Black Colossus" story arc continues, this issue focuses on Natohk, as he builds his army of desert tribesmen, bloodthirsty nomads, and demons to begin his invasion of Hyboria! Natohk has his sights set on the border city of Khoraja first, and he sends his fearsome horde to take it and begin their full assault on Koth -- a country filled with petty, quarreling rulers. Heading toward Khoraja with the rest of Amalric's mercenaries, Conan is still learning the ways of military discipline and strategy, impressing his leader while also making some enemies among Amalric's foot soldiers. Princess Yasmela is Khoraja's remaining sovereign. Haunted by terrifying apparitions and demonic visits, she prays to Mitra for help as Natohk's forces near her war-torn country and her near-defenseless city. 40 pages, $2.99, in stores on April 15. Dark Horse Comics
DAMES, DOLLS, AND GUN MOLLS - Now available! Jim Silke (W) and R. Maguire (A) In the course of his long and illustrious career, renowned illustrator/painter Robert A. Maguire created gorgeous cover images for more than a thousand books and worked for virtually every mainstream publisher in the U.S. Best known for his incomparably sexy “femme fatale” images for pulp paperbacks in the 1950s and 1960s, Maguire built a long and legendary career showcasing character portraits that were iconic and beautiful, painting subjects that felt simultaneously real and sensually compelling. Now, art historian and living pinup legend Jim Silke casts his curatorial eye toward Maguire’s long and fascinating career in his first art collection/artist biography, Dames, Dolls, and Gun Molls. With a keen eye for criticism and his trademark style and wit, Silke explores the legacy of an artist whose work is known by millions the world over. Trade Paperback, 9" x 12", Full Color, 96 pages, $24.95 Dark Horse Books
FALL OF CTHULHU: NEMESIS #1 (of 4) - Now available! Writer: Michael Alan Nelson; Artist: Mateus Santolouco Fall of Cthulhu returns with Nemesis, an epic origin story revealing the secret history behind Nyarlathotep's favorite companion. Who is Nemesis you ask? Get this book and find out! Be prepared for the shock of your life as BOOM!'s bestselling horror title continues. Available with covers from Jeffery Spokes and Chuck BB. 24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 BOOM! STUDIOS
FLASH GORDON 75TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL - Now available! To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Alex Raymond's signature creation, Ardden Entertainment has put together a breathtaking roster of talent to chronicle the secret history of Mongo! After the events of The Mercy Wars, Flash explores this strange new world and comes across an ancient device that allows him to see into Mongo's recent past - revealing untold tales of Ming the Merciless, Prince Barin, Princess Aura, Prince Vultan and more! Writers Joe Casey, Denny O'Neil, Tom DeFalco, J.M. DeMatteis, Brendan Deneen, Jim Kreuger, and Len Wein join forces with artists Shawn McManus, Joe Staton, Mike Cavallaro, Omaha Perez, Shanth Enjeti, and Pedro Delgado to create an anniversary anthology truly worthy of one of pop culture's first, and greatest, heroes! Available both as a Regular Hardcover edition and as a Special Signed edition. Regular Hardcover, 7x10, 70 pages, Full Color, $14.95 Signed Hardcover, 7x10, 70pgs, Full Color,  $29.95 ARDDEN ENTERTAINMENT
From the Pen of Paul:The Fantastic Images of Frank R. Paul The first and only book on the life and art of the Grandfather of science-fiction illustration. The book is edited with an Introduction by Stephen D. Korshak, a Preface by Sir Arthur C. Clarke, a Foreword by Jerry Weist and Roger Hill, and essays by Gerry de la Ree, Sam Moskowitz, Forrest J Ackerman, and a Paul Bibliography by Frank Wu. The Hardcover Trade Edition is 128 pages of text, color and black and white illustrations. The Deluxe and Ultra Deluxe Editions will have an Illustrated Index of all of Paul’s full-color science-fiction magazine covers and 20 pages of additional art. Both will be 160 pages. Trim size is 9" x 12". The book, although not a series, is a resurrection by the legendary publisher Erle Melvin Korshak of the original Shasta line of science-fiction books of the 1940’s and 1950’s. Publication date is Spring, 2009.   Hardcover Trade Edition - $39.95 Boards with a full cloth binding, dust jacket, and illustrated full-color endpapers. (128 pages) (1,000 copies).   Deluxe Edition - $59.95 Includes everything in Hardcover Edition, plus a definitive 12-page Illustrated Index of all Paul’s full-color science-fiction magazine covers and an additional 20 pages of art. The book has a slipcase and deluxe cloth binding. (160 pages) (874 copies).   Ultra Deluxe Edition - $395.00 Includes everything in Deluxe Edition, plus the book comes in a slipcase and is bound in premium leather over 3 mm foam padding and 2 mm board. The Ultra Deluxe Editions will have an Illustrated Index of all of Paul’s full-color science-fiction magazine covers and 20 pages of additional art. There will be only 126 signed and numbered copies signed by Sir Arthur C. Clarke, Stephen D. Korshak, Jerry Weist and Roger Hill of which there will be 100 Numbered 1-100 and 26 Alphabetized A-Z. Of the 26 Alphabetized copies, 15 will be available at no additional cost to the first 15 orders received for this Ultra Deluxe Edition. (160 pages) (126 copies).   ORDERS NOW BEING ACCEPTED Shasta-Phoenix
Girasol Collectables: PULP DOUBLES #11 - Now available! Two action-packed adventures of The Spider from the 1930s and 1940s are reprinted in this 128-page trade paperback. "Scourge of the Yellow Fangs" and "Death and The Spider" are reprinted complete with their original pulp black-and-white illustrations.  Girasol Collectables Inc. Softcover, 128 pages, B&W, $14.95
KULL #6 - Now available! Written by Arvid Nelson, pencils and cover by Will Conrad, colored by Jose Villarrubia. At odds with a dangerous Valusian cult, Kull attempts to use guile and diplomacy -- instead of brute force -- in an attempt to save Pict leader Ka-nu's life and crush the devious Serpent Cult's schemes. Another Pict ally, the headstrong, stealthy Brule, infiltrates the Tower of the Great Serpent against Kull's wishes. Brule is on an assassination mission of his own making, and stealing a powerful, sought-after gem from the stronghold would be an added bonus‹and would bring the wrath of the vicious, shape-changing snake-men to Kull's front door! Expanding upon the events in Robert E. Howard's short story "The Shadow Kingdom" and concluding Dark Horse's first Kull series. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on April 1. Dark Horse Comics
Moonstone Books - Now available! THE PHANTOM: GENERATIONS #2  Written by Tom DeFalco, art by Don Hudson, covers by Doug Klauba and Jason Millet. A new maxi-series of one-shot comic novellas, with each issue (by a different creative team) telling a tale of one of the 21 Phantoms! The jungles drums are beating, calling the tribes to war--a war the second Phantom must prevent to save an innocent life! How will he manage to keep the peace between the pirates and natives who are tearing at each other's throats, while at the same time make a daring rescue that just may the most important thing he's ever done? 32 pages, $3.99. Moonstone Books
Moonstone Books - Now available! THE PHANTOM: GHOST WHO WALKS #2   Written by Mike Bullock and David Michelinie, art by Silvestre Szilagyi, covers by Joe Corroney and Rick Leonardi/Terry Austin. "End War Part II." The new direction continues, as the Phantom takes on a darker tone in today's Africa! Ripped from today's headlines, Kazi's End War continues as The Phantom enlists the help of a family friend, but helping the Phantom is proving to be deadlier than anyone could have imagined! And the implications of what they uncover will change the Phantom's world, forever. And starting this issue, there will be extra Phantom with Moonstone serializing Phantom prose stories! 32 pages, $3.99. Moonstone Books
RED SONJA #45 - Now available! Writer: Brian Reed; Penciller/Inker: Walter Geovani The countdown to issue #50 continues as events once again push Red Sonja towards a destiny unfilled! Continuing the quest for the Blood Dynasty, Sonja and Osin find themselves caught amongst the victims of the Dynasty and their very fate hangs in the balance! From writer Brian Reed, artist Walter Geovani and cover artists Fabiano Neves, Jackson Herbert and Paul Renaud! 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99  Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF H.P. LOVECRAFT #1 (OF 4) - Now available! Story: Mac Carter; Art Tony Salmons; Cover: Adam Byrne When an ancient curse transforms young H.P. Lovecraft's darkest nightmares into reality, the timid writer becomes both an unwitting god of destruction and the only person who can battle the evil he's unleashed into the world.  One part biography, one part horror pulp, one part fugitive thriller and you have... one weird tale indeed. 40 Pages, Full Color, $3.99 Image Comics
Transfuzion Publishing: SHERLOCK HOLMES: CASES OF THE TWISTED MINDS - Now available! Writer: Steve Jones; Artists: Aldin Baroza, Seppo Makinen Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's great detective, Sherlock Holmes, faces some of his most unusual and horrifying cases in these two epic stories! Holmes and Watson must solve the mystery of the haunting of the great Parisian Opera House as they search for the mysterious Phantom of the Opera. In the second full length feature, Holmes attempts to help a desperate friend who is plagued - by himself in the tragic story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Originally published by Tome Press in the 1990s, these are classic tales of mystery and detection that will thrill every fans of the Sage of Baker Street. Softcover, 104 pages, B&W, $14.99 Transfuzion Publishing
Transfuzion Publishing: THE WORLDS OF H.P. LOVECRAFT: DAGON AND OTHER TALES Writer: Steve Jones; Artist: Various - Now available! Collecting the series from Caliber Comics, the Dagon mini-series is joined by four full-length tales adapting some of Lovecraft's most thought provoking work - "The Statement of Randolph Carter," "Arthur Jermyn," "The Music of Erich Zann," and "The Picture in the House." In addition to the comic stories, writer Steve Jones provides background information on one of horror's greatest masterminds, H.P. Lovecraft. Illustrated by Aldin Baroza, Sergio Cariello, Rob Davis, Chris Jones, and Wayne Reid. Softcover, 160 pages, B&W, $18.99 Transfuzion Publishing
Vanguard Productions: STERANKO A handsome, new, full-color volume celebrating the life and work of Jim Steranko, who has been called a “paragon of modern heroic mythology,” is scheduled for release this summer by Vanguard Productions. Explosive with art, graphics, and photos, the package incorporates illustrated chapters of compelling autobiographical stories, historic documentation, and revealing analytical insights about comics’ most controversial artist-writer-performer, the man who has inspired generations of creators, from Jack Kirby to Pulitzer-Prize winning novelist Michael Chabon. Steranko is annotated by the artist and J. David Spurlock, and includes a classic collaboration with legendary author Harlan Ellison. STERANKO is the largest and most comprehensive collection of the famed graphic innovator's work since the 2002 instant-sell-out Steranko: Art Noir, and is packed with new and rare art, spanning the full range of  his career—from comics to book covers, film production illustrations to movie posters—many never before published or compiled in book form. The hefty 8.5” x 11" volume features 128 pages of Steranko visual magic in a high-quality, hardcover, printed on heavy enamal stock. The tome  is also available in a Deluxe Limited Edition housed in a leatherette, crimson-foil embossed slipcased with 16-page Bonus Folio and signed by Steranko. CBG’s Millennium Poll ranked the Eisner Award Hall of Fame winner The 5th Most Important Cover Artist of All Time, while Wizard honored him as The 5th Most Influential Comics Creator. As a musician, art  director, magician, photographer, fire-eater, designer, escape artist, filmmaker, pop-culture lecturer, and publisher, Steranko has cut a  ferocious path through the entertainment arts. The innovations he  created as artist-writer on Marvel's S.H.I.E.L.D., Captain America, and X-Men titles revolutionized the comics form and, as an illustrator, he produced a multitude of paintings, including 30 Shadow book covers. He has shown his work at more than 200 exhibitions worldwide, including the Louvre, and his original art has sold at major auction houses in the $10-30,000 range. His two volumes of THE HISTORY OF COMICS have sold more than 100,000 copies and as the editor-publisher of the international newsstand entertainment magazine PREVUE, he conducted hundreds of superstar interviews and penned more than three million words. As a filmmaker, he has collaborated with Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Francis Ford Coppola on some of their most popular movies. STERANKO features a myriad of insights into his kaleidoscopic careers,and is heavily illustrated with hundreds of images, including visualizations of Indiana Jones, Nick Fury, The Shadow, Mike Hammer, Silver Surfer, Sinbad, Fantastic Four, Mister Miracle, and many others..

May 2009
Adventure House - Now available! G-8 and His Battle Aces #32: "Wings of Satan" by Robert J. Hogan Only the fires of Hell could produce these madmen of the battle lanes—fiendish pilots of the skies who card not fo rthe enemy's lives nor for their own.  Soulds tortured from the beginning of time, now vengeance mad!  Seeking to take from the living what they themselves bad been denied!    $9.95 (U.S.) - Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. Adventure House
Adventure House - Now available! HIGH ADVENTURE #106 featuring Captain Satan! "A Ghost Rides the Dawn" by William O'Sullivan 7x10, 112 pages, $7.95 (U.S.) - Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. Adventure House
Adventure House - - Now available! Planet Stories - Winter 1949, 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 Secret Agent X - April 1935 , 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 The Underworld Magazine - February 1932, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Adventure House
Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books  - Now available! THE WHISPERER Volume 1: "The Dead Who Talked" & "The Red Hatchets" "He knows no law but Justice!" The Gray Wraith deals out bloody vengeance in two hardboiled pulp thrillers by Laurence Donovan writing as "Clifford Goodrich," in the most violent series ever published by Street & Smith. In "The Dead Who Talked," Police Commissioner James "Wildcat" Gordon is ordered to bring to justice the sinister super-villain known only as The Whisperer. Then, the Long Arm of the Law becomes ensnared in the crossfire of a bloody tong war between the Underworld and "The Red Hatchets." BONUS: From the pages of Crime Busters, the first Norgil the Magician story by The Shadow's Walter B. Gibson writing as "Maxwell Grant." This instant collector's item showcases the original color covers by legendary illustrator Tom Lovell and Spider cover artist John Newton Howitt, classic interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical commentary by Will Murray and Anthony Tollin.  (Sanctum Books)   978-0-9822033-5-4   0-9822033-5-7 Softcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95
Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books - Now available! DOC SAVAGE Volume 26: "The Annihilist" & "Cargo Unknown" The pulp era's legendary superman returns in two action-packed novels by Lester Dent writing as "Kenneth Robeson." In "The Annihilist," the Man of Bronze is suspected of murder when criminals fall victim to the weird "pop-eyed death." Then, Doc Savage and Renny attempt a daring undersea rescue when Monk and Ham are trapped inside a disabled submarine with only 12 hours of air in "Cargo Unknown." This deluxe pulp reprint features both original color covers by Walter Baumhofer and Modest Stein, all the classic interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical commentary by Will Murray. BONUS: an ultra-rare schematic drawing of Doc's super-machine pistol by JAMES STERANKO!  (Sanctum Books) 978-0-9822033-9-2   0-9822033-9-X  Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95
Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books  - Now available! DOC SAVAGE Volume 26: "The Annihilist" & "Cargo Unknown" James Bama variant edition The pulp era's legendary superman returns in two action-packed novels by Lester Dent writing as "Kenneth Robeson." In "The Annihilist," the Man of Bronze is suspected of murder when criminals fall victim to the weird "pop-eyed death." Then, Doc Savage and Renny attempt a daring undersea rescue when Monk and Ham are trapped inside a disabled submarine with only 12 hours of air in "Cargo Unknown." This deluxe pulp reprint showcases one of James Bama's most spectacular paintings, along with both original color covers by Walter Baumhofer and Modest Stein, all the classic interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical commentary by Will Murray. BONUS: an ultra-rare schematic drawing of Doc's super-machine pistol by JAMES STERANKO!  (Sanctum Books)   978-0-9822033-9-2   0-9822033-9-X Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95
Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books - Now available! THE SHADOW Volume 27: "The Python" & "The Shadow, The Hawk and the Skull" (Supervillain Special) "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!" The Knight of Darkness battles master criminals in two classic pulp thrillers by Walter B. Gibson writing as "Maxwell Grant." First, Lamont Cranston is trapped in the deadly coils of "The Python" as he seeks to unravel the sinister machinations of the murderous serpent of crime. Then, in "The Shadow, The Hawk and The Skull," the Dark Avenger and a new female agent battle two master villains: The Hawk, a European jewel thief; and the grotesque blackmailer called The Skull. This instant collector's item showcases the original color covers by George Rozen and Graves Gladney, the classic interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Earl Mayan, and historical commentary by Anthony Tollin and Will Murray. (Sanctum Books)  978-0-9822033-7-8   0-9822033-7-3 Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95
Conan the Barbarian: The Original, Unabridged Conan Adventures - Now available! Conan the Barbarian is a name known throughout Cimmeria, Brythinia, Turan and all the territories bordering the Vilayec Sea - as well as most countries more familiar to us in the real world. Upwards of fifty novels and countless short stories featuring Conan have been written by a diversity of authors but the stories contained in this massive volume are all by the character's creator, Robert E Howard. Prefaced by an essay called 'The Hyborian Age', which Howard wrote in 1932 to give his Conan stories a background that would set them in a historical context, "Conan the Barbarian" includes the stories originally written by Howard to be published in the magazine "Weird Tales" in the 1930s. These include the first published Conan story "The Phoenix on the Sword" and short stories such as "The Tower of the Elephant" through to longer tales like "A Witch Shall Be Born" and the novel "The Hour of the Dragon". Although many have taken up the challenge to extend Conan's adventures over the years, Howard was a master of his craft, lovingly creating a mythical world in which his original masterpieces reign supreme. Paperback: 656 pages Publisher: Prion Books Ltd; Unabridged edition Language English ISBN-10: 1853756997 ISBN-13: 978-1853756993
Doc Wilde and The Frogs of Doom - Now available! Doc Wilde and The Frogs of Doom is the first of an upcoming series of pulp adventure novels by Tim Byrd, to be published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons. It will be in bookstores in May 2009. To the world at large, the Wilde family is an amazing team of golden skinned adventurers, born to daring escapades and globetrotting excitement! Doctor Spartacus Wilde, world class scientist and inventor, physical exemplar, ultimate warrior, and loving dad! Brian and Wren Wilde, the worlds most swashbuckling kids, able to survive the most perilous situations through quick wits and the intensive training and astonishing gadgets that are their birthright! Aided by their dashing majordomo Phineas Bartlett and their loyal driver and pilot Declan mac Coul, the Wildes crisscross the Earth on a constant quest for new knowledge, incredible thrills, and good old fashioned adventure! The Frogs of Doom… Now, with adventurous Grandpa Wilde missing, the Wildes confront the deepest mysteries of Dark Matter, penetrate the tangled depths of uncharted jungles, and come face to face with the likely end of the world in the clammy clutches of The Frogs of Doom… http://www.docwilde.com/
GABRIEL HUNT - Now available! Charles Ardai, Edgar Award-winning author and creator of the acclaimed pulp mystery series Hard Case Crime, announced a new series of pulp novels scheduled to debut in the summer of 2009: The Adventures of Gabriel Hunt. Featuring painted covers in the grand pulp tradition by artist Glen Orbik, the series will chronicle the travels and travails of modern-day explorer Gabriel Hunt, who scours the globe in pursuit of precious artifacts, lost civilizations, and secrets that could save the world...or destroy it. "These books are for anyone who grew up reading H. Rider Haggard and Edgar Rice Burroughs or watching Harrison Ford wield his bullwhip at the movies," said Ardai. "We're talking classic adventure fiction, complete with horses, snakes, shovels, pickaxes, torches, traps, bottomless pits, barroom brawls, jungles, jewels, and just about everything else that's ever made your heart beat faster." Authorship of each book will be credited to Gabriel Hunt himself, with the hands behind the Hunt nom-de-plume scheduled to include some of Hard Case Crime's most popular authors. James Reasoner is the author of one of the upcoming Gabriel Hunt novels. The first title is due to hit bookstores in May 2009, with subsequent titles following every other month. Gabriel Hunt's initial adventures are expected to take him to Borneo, Guatemala, Turkey, Egypt, Antarctica, and the Kalahari Desert. http://www.huntforadventure.com/
MonkeyBrain Books: Two Hawks from Earth by Philip Jose Farmer In this classic of alternate history by grand master Philip Jose Farmer, Native American bomber pilot Roger Two Hawks bails out over enemy territory in WWII, only to find himself on another Earth-one in which the American continents never rose from the waters, and the ancestors of the American Indians remained in Asia and Europe-an Earth embroiled in a world war of its own, with Two Hawks caught in the middle.   $15.95 300 pages MonkeyBrain Books ISBN-10: 1932265287 ISBN-13: 978-1932265286
Subterranean Press: SON OF RETRO PULP TALES  Continuing in the vein of the Award winning RETRO PULP TALES, Joe R. Lansdale and his son Keith Lansdale present SON OF RETRO PULP TALES.  More stories in the tradition of the pulps, early digest magazines and pre sixties films, this one contains everything from Lovecraftian monsters to demons to hardboiled shootouts to plain ole unchained oddness.  So, tuck yourself in bed with a reading light and a snack, and prepare to be transported to wild worlds and weird situations by the pure storyteller tradition. Come on in, the pulp is fine.   With tales by Harlan Ellison, Joe R. Lansdale (a new Dead in the West story), Mike Resnick, Cherie Priest, and others, how can you go wrong? Limited: 200 signed numbered hardcover: $65
'ZINE OF BRONZE #6 Much of the material for issue 6 is in hand, so this issue should be out by May. Here's a look at the front cover art by Tim Faurote!

June  2009
Adventure House - Now available! The Underworld Magazine - Nov. 1932, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Secret Agent X - October 1936 , 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Phantom Detective - June 1933, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Adventure House
Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books THE AVENGER Volume 2: "The Sky Walker" & "The Devil's Horns" The Pulp Era's strangest superhero returns in two more epic adventures of Justice, Inc. by Paul Ernst writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First, Chicago skyscrapers collapse after "The Sky Walker" is seen striding above the skyline, sparking fears of an alien invasion in the pulp epic that was later adapted to comics by Jack Kirby. Then, "The Devil's Horns," a cryptic message traced in a dying man's own blood provides the clue that helps The Avenger clean up a corrupt city. This instant collector's item showcases H. W. Scott's classic color pulp covers in the same format as Sanctum's popular Doc Savage reprints, along with all the original interior illustrations by Paul Orban. BONUS: A Whisperer novelette from the back pages of The Shadow Magazine, plus original commentary by pulp historian Will Murray. (Sanctum Books)   Softcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95
Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books - Now available! DOC SAVAGE Volume 27: "Murder Mirage" & "The Other World" Philip José Farmer tribute edition The pulp era's greatest superhero returns in two imaginative novels by Laurence Donovan and Lester Dent writing as "Kenneth Robeson." What is the strange connection between a snowstorm in July and the death of a woman transformed into a shadow? Doc and Pat Savage journey to the Syrian Desert to unravel the strange secret of the "Murder Mirage" in the novel that inspired a 1940 Superman story by Jerry Siegel. Then, a mysterious animal pelt leads Doc and his aides through a crack in the Earth to the prehistoricdangers of "The Other World." Pulp historian Will Murray provides historical commentary and a tribute to the late Doc Savage writer Philip José Farmer. This deluxe pulp reprint features the classic color covers by Walter Baumhofer and Emery Clarke and all the original interior illustrations by Paul Orban.  (Sanctum Books) Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95
Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books - Now available! THE SHADOW Volume 28:  "Master of Death," "The Rackets King" & "The Purple Girasol" "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!" The Knight of Darkness battles supercrime in two crimebusting pulp novels by Walter B. Gibson writing as "Maxwell Grant." First, The Shadow follows a bizarre murder trail that leads to the walking dead, a living skeleton and the "Master of Death," a collector of diabolical killing techniques. Then, The Shadow and his agents struggle to protect Manhattan from an underworld war conducted by the Czar of Crime known as "The Rackets King." BONUS: "The Purple Girasol," a never-published 1931 horror story by Walter Gibson that inspired The Shadow's famous ring, newly-illustrated by Shadow Strikes artist Eduardo Barreto! This instant collector's item showcases both original color covers by George Rozen, the classic interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Edd Cartier, and historical commentary by Anthony Tollin and Will Murray. (Sanctum Books) Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95
BUCK ROGERS #1- Now available! Writer: Scott Beatty; Penciller/Inker: Carlos Rafael; Covers: John Cassaday, Alex Ross The future begins now! Join us as we present pop culture's first hero - Buck Rogers! The first man out of time... the first man to be taken from his present and thrown into the future... the inspiration for countless heroes, and it all begins here! From the thrilling adventure presented in Dynamite's introductory issue #0 last month, the creative team of writer Scott Beatty, artist Carlos Rafael and 50/50 cover artists Alex Ross and John Cassaday (Cassaday serves as the regular cover artist for the series) present this all-new issue #1! In the tradition of modern stories for iconic legendary heroes, Buck Rogers is the next BIG hit series from Dynamite! Join us for an all-new presentation of this classic sci-fi hero as the future truly begins now! Hey, we could tell you more, but that would ruin the surprise of the comic adventure! Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
CONAN: THE FRAZETTA COVER SERIES #3 - Now available! Written by Kurt Busiek, art by Cary Nord and Michael Wm. Kaluta, colored by Dave Stewart, cover by Frank Frazetta. Fed up with both civilization and mysticism, Conan travels to the infamous City of Thieves to take out his frustrations. When a bar fight uncovers the legend of the impregnable Tower of the Elephant, he becomes determined to rob it, setting out on a quest unlike any he's undertaken -- one that will involve new comrades, horrifying creatures, and gruesome, unsettling fates for both gods and men. 48 pages, $5.99, in stores on June 17. Dark Horse Comics
CONAN VOLUME 7: CIMMERIA - Now available! Written by Timothy Truman, penciled by Tomas Giorello and Richard Corben, colored by Jose Villarrubia. Conan Volume 7: Cimmeria marks a transitional period in young Conan's life, as he spurns civilization -- with its turncoats and legal trappings -- and returns to the beloved, brutal country of Cimmeria, where he was born and raised. The dangers found in the snowy mountain passes of his barbaric homeland are a welcome change from the mind games and treachery Conan encountered in the cities of the East, but there are unfortunate lessons in treachery to be learned here, too. When a tentative truce with the Aesir is threatened by the actions of Caollan, the first woman Conan ever loved, Conan again finds himself at the heart of a larger conflict that will test not only his physical strength and cunning mind‹but his passionate heart as well. Trade paperback, 192 pages, $17.95 Hardcover, 192 pages, $24.95 Dark Horse Comics
CS Moore Studios: Conan the Conqueror Statue - Now available! Clayburn Moore and Frank Frazetta collaborated on one of the most famous statues in the history of fantasy sculptures with Conan the Barbarian.  In conjunction with Conan Properties and Frank Frazetta, Moore has done it again and the result is unforgettable. This massive, awe inspiring statue depicts a mounted Conan from the stunning painting by Frank Frazetta for the cover of Conan the Conqueror. Moore's Conan the Barbarian Statue commands high dollar amounts in the secondary market, so don't be the one to miss this incredible, investment quality sculpture.  At 18'' in length and approximately 15" tall, this 1/7 scale, fully painted, monumental sculpture will be limited to just over orders received and is reasonably priced at just $379.00.  SRP: $379.00 PREORDER DEPOSIT PRICE: $38.00 CS Moore Studios
THE DARK MAN Volume 4 Number 2 - Now available! A new issue of THE DARK MAN is expected to be available for Howard Days in June. The contents include: Editorials "Elements of Sadomasochism in the Fiction and Poetry of Robert E. Howard" by Charles Hoffman "Giant Intelligent Crabs, Oh My! Haggard and Howard" by Robert McIlvaine "Sumathi Ramaswamy, The Lost Land of Lemuria: Fabulous Geographies, Catastrophic Histories"    Review by David R. Werner (University of La Verne) "Ken, Asamatsu, editor. Night Voices, Night Journey Lairs of the Hidden Gods Volume 1"    Review by Charles Gramlich "Opinion: An Honorable Retreat: Robert E. Howard as Escapist Writer" by Brian Murphy (Independent Scholar) This issue will run about 80 pages. The Dark Man
FALL OF CTHULHU: NEMESIS #3 (of 4) - Now available! Writer Michael Alan Nelson; Artist: Mateus Santolouco Fall of Cthulhu returns with Nemesis, an epic origin story revealing the secret history behind Nyarlathotep's favorite companion. What's behind those feline eyes? Be prepared for the shock of your life as BOOM!'s bestselling horror title continues. Covers by Jeffrey Spokes and Chuck BB. 24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 BOOM! STUDIOS
FRANK FRAZETTA'S SORCERER (ONE-SHOT) Story JOSH ORTEGA; Art JOSH MEDORS; Cover FRANK FRAZETTA Variant covers NAT JONES & JOSH MEDORS Return to the Land of Iparsia in this essential story of the Frazettaverse! 900 years before the epic "Shadows of Mirahan" storyline from FRANK FRAZETTA'S DEATH DEALER, the demons of Iparsia begin planning the fall of the Druids, aided by the dark mystic Uja Daja. Written by critically acclaimed comics and games writer JOSH ORTEGA (FRANK FRAZETTA'S DEATH DEALER, Gears of War 2), and reuniting the FRANK FRAZETTA'S SWAMP DEMON, RUNES OF RAGNAN art team of JOSH MEDORS and JAY FOTOS, this is one tale of Frazetta Comics dark fantasy that you won't want to miss! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99
GRAPHIC CLASSICS VOLUME 17: SCIENCE-FICTION CLASSICS Science-Fiction Classics presents comics adaptations of stories from the original creators of science fiction including The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells and A Martian Odyssey by Stanley G. Weinbaum. Also featured are In the Year 2889, a rare short story by Jules Verne, and The Disintegration Machine, starring Arthur Conan Doyle's Professor Challenger. Plus E.M. Forster's only SF tale, The Machine Stops, and shorts by Lord Dunsany and Hans Christian Anderson. (C: 0-0-1) Softcover, 7x10, 144 pages, Full Color, $11.95 Graphics Classics
GREEN LAMA, MAN OF STRENGTH #2 (W/A) James Ritchey The truth comes out regarding unsuspecting college student Dumont, who has fallen heir to the ageless power of the Green Lama. Dumont remembers his previous incarnation's time in hidden Shambhala and return to civilization with powers restored to face his ancient enemy Stopwatch and a brainwashed Atoman, all to restore the soul of his beloved Madeleine to her body, and to literally save humanity! The follow-up to AC Comics' most successful book of 2008. 40 pages, B&W    SRP: $7.95 AC Comics
JAMES BOND: THE GIRL MACHINE Writer: Ian Fleming, Jim Lawrence; Artist: Yaroslav Horak The legend continues! Stand by for more adventures with the world's greatest and most famous secret agent, James Bond, as some of his most thrilling missions are collected for the first time ever in a deluxe collectors' library edition! This bumper action-packed volume collects more ultra rare Bond stories that have not been seen since their original syndication: "The Girl Machine," "The Nevsky Nude," and "Beware of Butterflies." Plus a host of exclusive material including rare Bond artwork and features on the many aspects of the James Bond world, this latest explosive volume is not to be missed! Softcover, 9x12, 104pgs, B&W    SRP: $19.95 Titan Publishing
McFarland: Radio Crime Fighters by Jim Cox In the early days of radio, producers, directors and scriptwriters were well aware of the listening public’s fascination with subject matter that was tinged with almost any form of wrongdoing. Stories that compared right and wrong, portrayed crime and punishment, and showed the characters upholding law and order kept audiences of every age hooked on this type of program for more than thirty years. This work covers over 300 syndicated radio mystery and adventure serials that aired in the early or middle twentieth century. To be included in the book, a series must have included one or more characters who regularly appeared in occupations or avocations that fought against espionage, theft, murder, and other criminal activities. Each entry includes the name of the series, air dates (stations and times are noted), the sponsor, extant episodes, cast information (such as the directors, writers, composers, announcers, lead actors and supporting actors), and a brief synopsis. ISBN 978-0-7864-4324-6 photos, appendix, bibliography, index 333 pages, softcover, 7 x 10 Price: $39.95 McFarland
McFarland: Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists of the Twentieth Century A Biographical Dictionary by Jane Frank - Now available! This biographical dictionary presents information on 400 artists whose influence and illustrative contributions to the fields of science fiction and fantasy literature helped define the 20th century as the “Science Fiction Century” and helped established science fiction and fantasy as unique and identifiable genres. In addition to providing basic, inclusive biographical data on venerable artists from Chris Achilleos to John Michael Zeleznik, each entry also includes a bibliographic listing of each artist’s published work in the genre. Designed as a comprehensive, up-to-date reference guide for researchers, scholars, collectors, dealers, and enthusiasts, the book also includes an extensive and informative historical overview of modern science fiction art, written by the author and Robert Weinberg. Appendices list the recipients of all major awards specific to science fiction and fantasy art, including the Hugo Awards, the World Fantasy Awards, the Chesley Awards, the British Science Fiction Association Awards and the British Fantasy Awards. Hardcover, 7 x 10, $135 McFarland
Moonstone Books: DOMINO LADY #1 Written by Nancy Holder, art by Danny Sempere, colors by Jason Jensen, cover by Uwe Jarling. The debut of Moonstone's noir-crime thriller! Buffy novelist and four time Bram Stoker Award winner Nancy Holder uncovers the sexy romp secrets of the stunning Blond Bombshell in this new ongoing series! The Domino Lady does whatever it takes, and uses whatever is at her disposal, to outthink and outplay those who prey upon the innocent. Sleeping with the enemy makes no difference with her, as long as she can put away the bad guys. No man can resist her, for she strikes without warning and she holds all the cards. 32 pages, $3.99 Moonstone Books
Moonstone Books: MORE TALES OF ZORRO  Edited by Richard Dean Starr, written by Carole Nelson Douglas, Alan Dean Foster, Joe R. Lansdale, Timothy Zahn, Kage Baker, Matthew Baugh, Johnny D. Boggs, Henry Darrow, Keith R. A. DeCandido, Win Scott Eckert, Jennifer Fallon, Craig Shaw Gardner, Joe Gentile, John Peel, Jean Schanberger, Richard Dean Starr and Steve Rasnic Tem, art by Ruben Procopio, cover by Douglas Klauba. The second anthology featuring all-new, original tales of The Fox! This groundbreaking compilation includes never-before-seen stories and essays from a lineup of today's top writers. Includes stunning new cover art by Spectrum award-winner Douglas Klauba and even more original interior illustrations by Disney animator and sculptor, Rubén Procopio! 256 pages, $15.95 (Limited edition signed hardcover, $49.95). Moonstone Books
Moonstone Books: THE PHANTOM GENERATIONS #4   Written by Will Murray, art by Sean Van Briesen, cover by Doug Klauba. A new maxi-series of one-shot comic novellas, with each issue (by a different creative team) telling a tale of one of the 21 Phantoms! Doc Savage novelist Will Murray takes the fourth Phantom back to "The First Skull." For centuries, all Phantoms have sworn an oath to fight piracy on the skull of their father the first Phantom. A Singh pirate leader has learned of this skull -- although he doesn't know its true significance--and to avenge the many defeats of his ancestors by the hands of the Phantom line, decides to steal that very skull, hoping to demoralize the Phantom. No pirate has ever penetrated the Deep Woods before. But backed by a tiny band of cut-throats, the ancestral cranium is stolen! 32 pages, $3.99. Moonstone Books
Nonstop Press Cult Magazines; From A to Z: A Compendium of Culturally Obsessive & Curiously Expressive Publications by Earl Kemp (Editor), Luis Ortiz (Editor) Paperback: 240 pages ISBN-10: 1933065141      ISBN-13: 978-1933065144 Exploring the subcultures of mid-20th-century America, this encyclopedia comprehensively documents the huge quantity of cult magazines that thrived beneath the mainstream. Chronicling the period between 1925 and 1990, prior to the rise of the Internet age, the book reveals how thousands of these specialized magazines were produced, gratifying the secret life of every fad, taste, obsession, and hush-hush desire. Nothing was beyond the scope of the imaginative publishers and eccentric editors, the guide shows, as it goes behind the scenes of titles such as Amazing Stories, Doctor Death, Gee-Whiz, Jaybird, Phantom Detective, and True Thrills. Featuring full-color reproductions of hundreds of distinctive cult cover images, this reference's backgrounds, histories, and essays offer a complete picture of a bygone era. Nonstop Press
Paizo Publishing - Now available! Robots Have No Tails by Henry Kuttner, with an introduction by F. Paul Wilson Hounded by creditors and heckled by an uncooperative robot, a binge-drinking inventor must solve the mystery of his own machines before his dodgy financing and reckless lifestyle catch up to him. This complete collection of Kuttner’s five classic "Gallegher" stories presents the author at the height of his imaginative genius. A foreword by popular modern novelist F. Paul Wilson (Repairman Jack, The Keep) provides an entertaining introduction to some of the greatest humorous science fiction ever published in the pulps! 224-page softcover trade paperback, $12.99 ISBN-13: 978-1-60125-153-4
RED SONJA #47 Writer: Brian Reed; Penciller/Inker: Walter Geovani Brian Reed and Walter Geovani continue to march towards the momentous event that will be Red Sonja #50! As she quests for the mystery that is the Blood Dynasty, events are in motion that will change the world of Red Sonja FOREVER! Full Color, 32 pages, $2.99 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #13 - Now available! Pre-orders now being accepted for the upcoming issue of The Definitive Howard Journal. No. 13 will make its debut on June 12th at the 2009 Howard Days in Cross Plains, Texas. Contents Include: Full Color King Kull Cover by Nathan Furman (a scene from “The Shadow Kingdom”) Inside Front and Back Covers by Joe Wehrle (two scenes from “Vultures of Wahpeton”) Back Cover by Bob Covington (Cormac FitzGeoffrey) "The Black Moon" by Robert E. Howard, illustrated by Robert Sankner “The Mighty Revelator Passes: Tributes and Final Farewells to Steve Tompkins” “Kingdoms of Clouds and Moonmist” by Brian Leno, illustrated by Bob Covington “The Hyperboreans Re-imagined” by Morgan Holmes, illustrated by Richard Pace “Kings of the Night: A Bran Mak Morn Portfolio” by Michael L. Peters “The Skald and the King” by Chris Green, illustrated by Bill Cavalier “The Long and Winding Road: A Poetic History” by Rob Roehm, illustrated by David Burton “A ‘Sailor’ Steve Costigan Portfolio” by Clayton Hinkle Verse by Frank Coffman Plus additional artwork and features. LIMITED EDITION of 250 numbered copies Cover price is $19.50, plus $3.50 for US shipping & handling. It's 8 1/2 x 11, 48 pages, plus covers for a total of 52 pages, and features a full color cover. Orders will ship the wek of June 14th. Order from and make checks and money orders payable to: Damon C. Sasser 6402 Gardenspring Brook Lane Spring, TX 77379 Payment also accepted via PayPal:  orders "at" rehtwogunraconteur.com Visit the TGR website: http://www.rehtwogunraconteur.com
THE SAGA OF SOLOMON KANE Written by Robert E. Howard, Roy Thomas and Don Glut, penciled by David Wenzel, Howard Chaykin, Alan Weiss and Steve Carr, inked by Neal Adams, Al Williamson and Bill Wray. From his pulp-fiction origins in Weird Tales to his latest Dark Horse incarnation, Robert E. Howard's sixteenth-century Puritan adventurer has captured the imaginations of readers for decades. Now all of the Savage Sword of Conan short stories from the 1970s are collected for the first time: equal parts comics adaptations of Howard's formative tales and inspired new chapters from venerable scribes Roy Thomas (Conan the Barbarian) and Don Glut (Kull the Destroyer)! Follow along Kane's restless travels with pistol and rapier as he is compelled to be a weapon of God, ridding the world of evil wherever it may be found -- from the jungles of Africa to the high seas, and whether cannibal, demon, vampire, or pirate! Contains short stories from various Savage Sword of Conan and Conan Saga issues, and from Kull and the Barbarians #2 and #3, Marvel Preview #19, Monsters Unleashed, and Dracula Lives. 416 pages, black and white, $19.95 Dark Horse Comics
SHERLOCK HOLMES #2 Written by Leah Moore and John Reppion with reverence and a modern edge, artist Aaron Campbell completes the Victorian mood under the striking and iconic John Cassaday covers. Issue #2 finds Holmes in jail, fighting for his very life as "The Trial of Sherlock Holmes" continues! Full Color, 22 pages, $3.50 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF H.P. LOVECRAFT #3 (OF 4) - Now available! Story: Mac Carter; Art: Tony Salmons; Cover Adam Byrne Innocents are dying gruesome deaths.  The police are closing in fast.  And H.P. Lovecraft has forever lost the faith of the woman he adores.  Is all hope lost?  That's how it looks to our poor, young writer who now believes his nightmares are coming true, springing from his head into the real world - with deadly results!  Afraid he might be unleashing hell on earth, Lovecraft fights against sleep with all his might.  But it's a battle he can't win.  So he turns to the only person he believes he can trust.  Is it a mistake?  And will Lovecraft solve the mystery of his curse before his nightmares kill again? 40 pages, Full Color, $4.99 Image Comics
Tantor Media: Del Rey Robert E. Howard Series Audiobooks Paradox has announced that the popular Robert E. Howard series published by Random House/Del Rey is coming as audiobooks from Tantor Audio. First out, starting in June 2009 with one release each month, are the three Conan books, followed by "Bran Mak Morn: The Last King", "The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard", "Kull: Exile of Atlantis" and "The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane". Tantor Media has published numerous bestellers on audio, including the Halo series and titles by Harry Turtledove, Richard K. Morgan, and Peter F. Hamilton. Tantor offers over 1,000 titles in all genres, with a niche in sci-fi & fantasy. Todd McLaren will be narrating the stories. He is a 2009 Audie finalist for "Halo, The Fall of Reach" by Eric Nylund. His recordings include "Altered Carbon" (Richard K. Morgan), "A Meeting at Corvallis" (Stirling) and "Opening Atlantis" (Turtledove). The audiobooks can be found in bookstores and online as audio-cd, mp3-cd as well as mp3 download (online only). The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian  - June 2009

July 2009
Adventure House - Pulp facsimile reprints! Phantom Detective - March 1934, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Captain Future - Summer 1941, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Black Book Detective - September 1933 , 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Adventure House
Adventure House HIGH ADVENTURE #107 featuring The Black Bat "The Nazi Spy Murders" by G. Wayman Jones When sabotage and slaughter stalk, the Black Bat gets into the biggest battle of his life as he strives to stamp out a Satanic Axis menace to America! 7x10, 112 pages, $7.95 (U.S.) - Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. Adventure House
Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books DOC SAVAGE Volume 28: "The Metal Master" & The Vanisher" The pulp era's legendary superman returns in two super-powered pulp novels by "Kenneth Robeson" that inspired classic supervillains from the Marvel Age of Comics. First, the Man of Bronze battles "The Metal Master," a criminal genius with the power to manipulate the molecular structure of metals. Then, Doc Savage is sent to prison when he's framed by the murderous teleporter called "The Vanisher." BONUS: Dave Cockrum's 1979 artwork from his proposed Doc Savage newspaper strip. This groundbreaking pulp reprint features the original color covers by Robert G. Harris and Walter Baumhofer plus all the original interior illustrations by Paul Orban, with historical commentary by Paty Cockrum and Will Murray.  (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-003-8  Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95
Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books THE SHADOW Volume 29: "The Shadow's Rival" & "The Devil Master" ("Foreshadowing the Batman" - Part 3) "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows! The Knight of Darkness battles supercrime in two more pulp thrillers by Walter Gibson that foreshadowed classic Batman stories. First, the Dark Avenger finally meets his equal when "The Shadow's Rival" wages a more successful war against the underworld. Then, The Shadow and Margo Lane find themselves shrunk in a giant world when they confront "The Devil Master." BONUS: Police Commissioner James Gordon, aka The Whisperer, battles the Black Beetle! This instant collector's item showcases the original color pulp covers by Graves Gladney and George Rozen, the classic interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Paul Orban, and commentary by pulp historians Will Murray and Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-002-1  Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95
Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books THE WHISPERER Volume 2: "Six Pyramids of Death" & "Mansion of the Missing" "He knows no law but Justice!" The secret life of Police Commissioner James Gordon is revealed in two thrilling novels by Doc Savage ghost Laurence Donovan writing as "Clifford Goodrich." First, one by one, the possessors of "The Six Pyramids of Death" fall victim to a silent killer. Can The Whisperer solve this deadly riddle? Then, when the home of a prominent judge is turned into a house of horror, Wildcat Gordon decides that The Whisperer must return from the dead to haunt "The Mansion of the Missing." BONUS: a Norgil the Magician story by The Shadow's Walter Gibson. This historic collector's item showcases the original covers by legendary illustrator Tom Lovell and Spider cover artist John Newton Howitt, classic interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical commentary by Will Murray and Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-004-5   Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95
BUCK ROGERS #2 Writer: Scott Beatty; Penciller/Inker: Carlos Rafael; Covers: John Cassaday, Alex Ross The future begins now! Join us as we present pop culture's first hero -- Buck Rogers! The first man out of time... the first man to be taken from his present and thrown into the future... the inspiration for countless heroes, and it all begins here! Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #12 Written by Timothy Truman, penciled by Tomas Giorello, colored by Jose Villarrubia cover by Joesph Michael Linsner. Natohk's horde of desert warriors advances on Conan's band of mercenaries and the remnants of the once-proud Khorajan army -- and the Battle of Shamla Pass begins! Earning the trust and admiration of his fellow soldiers, Conan impresses everyone with his natural leadership skills and tactical instincts -- but that hard-earned respect may be for naught if those defending Princess Yasmela and Khoraja are massacred by Natohk's monstrous forces. From his vantage point on a plateau, Conan looks down on his opponent, as a sea of approaching swords fills the valley. Things go from bad to worse when Natohk unveils some supernatural, deadly, and horrifying surprises. Conan's first command may be his last! The Battle of Shamla Pass begins! 40 pages, $2.99, in stores on July 22. Dark Horse Comics
CONAN THE BARBARIAN: ZULA STATUE Hard Hero continues their all-new Conan the Barbarian statue series! Zula, Swordsman, and Sorcerer, all in one mighty warrior! This third statue in the mini-series based upon the comic cover from Conan the Barbarian #88 (published by Marvel Comics), this classic cover was illustrated by John Buscema and Ernie Chan. Sculpted by Seth Vandable and standing over 14" tall, the Zula statue is extremely limited to 500 pieces. Add this statue to your collection and let your enemies beware! Painted and ready to display. Scheduled to ship in July 2009.  $239.00
FALL OF CTHULHU: NEMESIS #4 (of 4) Writer Michael Alan Nelson; Artist: Todd Herman It's an all-out war between man and Gods for the fate of Atlantis! Nyarlathotep's despicable machinations are wrought upon the legendary island — and he's planning on taking a living, breathing souvenir with him! Covers by John Nofsinger and Chuck BB. 24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 BOOM! STUDIOS
GIRASOL PULP DOUBLES: THE SPIDER VOLUME 12 This trade paperback reprints two action-packed adventures of the pulp-era hero The Spider! The stories are complete, including the original black-and-white illustrations. The volume contains "Satan's Death Blast" (June 1934) and "Murder's Legionnaires" (February 1942).  Softcover, 128 pages, B&W    SRP: $14.95 Girasol Collectables Inc.
ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #27 Illustration is a beautiful, educational, and scholarly magazine devoted to the history of American illustration art. Published quarterly and printed in full color, each issue features the highest quality printing, photography and color reproductions of original art available anywhere. For those with an interest in popular culture, commercial art and design, publishing history, comic books, paperbacks, pulp magazines, or collecting original art, this is the best source for new information on the illustrators of the past.  Illustration Magazine Magazine, 112 pages, Full Color, $15.00
Flesk Publications: Al Williamson's Flash Gordon: A Lifelong Vision of the Heroic Al Williamson’s Flash Gordon: A Lifelong Vision of the Heroic, collects all the major works of the artist featuring the character. At 256 pages, it encompasses Williamson’s three stints of depicting Flash in comic book format: the legendary King Comics stories from the 1960s, the 1980 adaptation of the Universal Flash Gordon motion picture, and the Marvel Comics miniseries of 1994. In addition to these classics of sequential storytelling, Al Williamson’s Flash Gordon features Williamson’s Flash drawings done for commercial illustration and prints, his assists on the Flash Gordon comic strip, a variety of Flash images contributed to amateur publications, and a selection of largely unpublished images spanning his interest in the character from childhood to the conclusion of his career. With an introduction by Sergio Aragones, text by Mark Schultz, and images reproduced directly from the artist’s original drawings, this long-overdue collection of evocative artwork documents the lifelong impact that Flash Gordon had on Williamson and the particular impact that Williamson had on Flash Gordon. Hardcover, 256 pages, $44.95 ISBN-10: 193386513X ISBN-13: 978-1933865133 Flesk Publications
Heroic Fantasy Quarterly Heroic Fantasy Quarterly is an ezine dedicated to publishing short works of heroic fantasy. More than that, through both prose and poetry we hope to hearken an older age of storytelling – an age when a story well told enthralled audiences. Traits of great oral storytelling survive the ages to influence treasures of literature, the pulps, radio plays, late-night game sessions, and now Heroic Fantasy Quarterly. Heroic Fantasy Quarterly is now accepting submissions for our first issue publishing 1 July 2009. For details, visit the Heroic Fantasy Quarterly website at http://www.heroicfantasyquarterly.com/
THE LONE RANGER #17 Writer: Brett Matthews; Artist: Sergio Cariello; Cover: John Cassaday The Lone Ranger rides again! Continuing their plan of releasing incredible Lone Ranger comics as the story arcs are complete, Dynamite is unveiling the next thrilling chapter in their saga of the Lone Ranger! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50
THE LONE RANGER 75TH ANNIVERSARY STATUE   "A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty "Hi Yo Silver!" With those words, the Lone Ranger had endured for over 75 years as a cultural icon and for the last three years, Dynamite Entertainment has brought the legend back to life with a critically acclaimed new comic book series! Now, they've taken it one step further, re-creating on of John Cassaday's incredible series as a high end collectible statue! Sculpted and painted by Tom and Joy Snyder, and art-directed by John Cassaday, this limited edition statue of the Lone ranger atop Silver stands 14" high and 12" wide and 8" deep! Statue    $299.99 Dynamic Forces
Moonstone Books: THE SPIDER #1 Writer: C.J. Henderson; Artist: J. Anthony Kosar The Spider: the most violent and ruthless of all crime fighters. More just than the law, more dangerous than the underworld, hated, feared, and wanted by both. A cloaked, fanged, borderline crazy denizen of the dark force-feeding hard justice with a pair of '45's! Senseless slaughter accompanies a new string of bold and audacious heists, and only the Spider can stop it, but at a price so steep, can even the Spider hope to pay it? 40 pages, Black & White, $3.50 Moonstone Books
Moonstone Books: THE PHANTOM GENERATIONS #5 Writer: Martin Gately; Artist: Enrique Alcatena Join the 5th Phantom, his lady The Pirate Queen, and their "skeleton crew" as they helm a ghost ship and battle broadsides with the evil (and aptly named) Captain Devil. Things go terribly wrong, which sends the Phantom on a chase across the Seven Seas, as well as to the heights of London's high society and the depths of the East End's slums. 32 pages, $3.99 Moonstone Books
Moonstone Books: THE PHANTOM GHOST WHO WALKS #4 Writer: Mike Bullock; Artist: Fernando Peniche When you steal something from the jungle, you better be prepared to run, especially when The Man Who Cannot Die is on your trail! Follow Desmond as he tries to escape from someone he's not even certain is real through the jungles of Northern Africa and into the dark recesses of his own imagination. Plus, the serialized Phantom prose back-ups continue this issue. 32 pages, $3.99 Moonstone Books
Paizo Publishing The Ship of Ishtar by A. Merritt, with an introduction by Tim Powers Explorer John Kenton returns from a lifetime of wanderings and the wreckage of World War I to discover a mysterious block of Babylonian basalt containing a crystal model of an ancient ship—the Ship of Ishtar! The sultry magic of the fabled ship draws Kenton into its dreamworld, where a strange crew plucked from the ages sails in a lushly imagined mystical seascape. At the fore of the ship is Sharane, beautiful, proud, luxurious priestess instilled with the power of Ishtar, goddess of Love, Wrath, and Vengeance. On the prow broods inhuman Klaneth, infused with the essence of Negal, god of the Underworld. Kenton finds himself in a cosmic struggle of wills between them sixty centuries in the making! Will he claim Sharane and take command the Ship of Ishtar, or will its mysterious power take command of him? Science fiction legend Abraham Merrit was a giant of the early 20th century, inspiring the lush language and mystical subjects of authors like H.P. Lovecraft, C.L. Moore, Clark Ashton Smith, and others. In his day he was among the most famous authors in America, with his books selling millions of copies, but today he is mostly forgotten. Planet Stories presents the triumphant return of a true master of fantasy, A. Merritt! Introduction by Tim Powers (The Anubis Gates, The Stress of Her Regard). 336-page softcover trade paperback ISBN-13: 978-1-60125-177-0 $14.99 Paizo Publications - Planet Stories
RED SONJA #48   Writer: Brian Reed; Penciller/Inker: Walter Geovani Cover: Mel Rubi (50%), Adriano Batista (25%), Fabiano Neves (25%) The current saga of Red Sonja is hurtling towards a dynamic conclusion! Brian Reed and Walter Geovani bring Sonja to the cusp as Dynamite plans a new thrilling event in Red Sonja #50! Full Color, 32 pages, $2.99 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
REELART STUDIOS DOC SAVAGE STATUE   Doc Savage is undisputedly one of the most famous characters to come out of the pulps. Street and Smith Publications' Doc Savage Magazine ran from 1933 to 1949 and was revived in the early 1960s as paperbacks. Those paperbacks identified the look we attribute to the Man of Bronze today. One of the best artists whose work graced those covers is Bob Larkin. This statue is our tribute to Doc and to Mr. Larkin. Sculpted by Tony Cipriano and paint mastered by Kat Sapene. Certificate of authenticity is included. REELART STUDIOS                 DARK HORSE COMICS Limited to 1,000 pieces for worldwide distribution    19" tall On sale July 15 $249.00
REELART STUDIOS SHEENA, QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE STATUE Created by Will Eisner, Sheena was the first female comic-book character with her own title. Inspired by H. Rider Haggard's She, Sheena paved the way for a host of other jungle queens to follow. Sheena has transcended comics to television and film. One of the most endearing and enduring portrayals of Sheena was by Irish McCalla in the 1955-56 TV series. This statue is our tribute to the character, her comic roots, and the actress that made her real for the postwar generation. Sculpted and paint mastered by Joy and Tom Studios. Certificate of authenticity is included. REELART STUDIOS   DARK HORSE COMICS Limited to 500 pieces for worldwide distribution 9 3/4" tall    $179.00 On sale July 15
SHERLOCK HOLMES #3 Written by Leah Moore and John Reppion; Penciller/Inker: Aaron Campbell; Cover: John Cassaday The acclaimed mystery from Dynamite continues! The mystery deepens as Holmes remains on the run and Watson must put the pieces together to either save his friend, or condemn him! Full Color, 22 pages, $3.50 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
SOTA Toys: NYARLERTHOTEP STATUE SOTA Toys wants to introduce the credulous to H. P. Lovecraft's Nyarlethotep! This 14" tall statue features incredible detail in its horrific presentation of the messenger of the Great Old Ones, Nyarlethotep. Made of high quality resin and special "flex-resin" in key parts, this limited edition collectible will be a prized addition to any collection highlighting H. P. Lovecraft, monsters, and, as Lovecraft stated, "gigantic, tenebrous, ultimate gods." The statue is also available in a special Black verison that features a black carapace. Painted and ready to display. Scheduled to ship in July 2009.  SOTA Toys
THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF H.P. LOVECRAFT #4 (OF 4) Story: Mac Carter; Art: Tony Salmons; Cover Adam Byrne The nightmares of H.P. Lovecraft have leaked from his brain into the world.  All that he loves, all of Providence, is at risk.  His mother has emerged from her catatonic state to take charge: with the police hot on his trail, her son must flee.  But the detectives are the least of his worries.  While in the asylum, Lovecraft unwittingly created a hellish creature that now, beyond his control, has set its sights on Sylvia!  Lovecraft won't leave town and save himself without making a stand for the only woman he's ever loved.  But can he get there in time?  And what will happen to him?  It's the final horrific chapter! 48 pages, Full Color, $4.99 Image Comics
Tantor Media: Del Rey Robert E. Howard Series Audiobooks Paradox has announced that the popular Robert E. Howard series published by Random House/Del Rey is coming as audiobooks from Tantor Audio. First out, starting in June 2009 with one release each month, are the three Conan books, followed by "Bran Mak Morn: The Last King", "The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard", "Kull: Exile of Atlantis" and "The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane". Tantor Media has published numerous bestellers on audio, including the Halo series and titles by Harry Turtledove, Richard K. Morgan, and Peter F. Hamilton. Tantor offers over 1,000 titles in all genres, with a niche in sci-fi & fantasy. Todd McLaren will be narrating the stories. He is a 2009 Audie finalist for "Halo, The Fall of Reach" by Eric Nylund. His recordings include "Altered Carbon" (Richard K. Morgan), "A Meeting at Corvallis" (Stirling) and "Opening Atlantis" (Turtledove). The audiobooks can be found in bookstores and online as audio-cd, mp3-cd as well as mp3 download (online only). The Bloody Crown of Conan  - July 2009 The Conquering Sword of Conan  - July 2009

August  2009
Adventure House - Pulp facsimile reprints! Thrilling Detective - June 1935, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Startling Stories - May 1941, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Phantom Detective - November 1939 , 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 Adventure House
Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books DOC SAVAGE Volume 29: "The Mental Wizard" & The Secret of the Su" The pulp era's greatest superhero seeks the lost secrets of Atlantis in two action-packed pulp novels by Lester Dent writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First, deep in the Amazon, Doc Savage is drawn into the weird mystery of "The Mental Wizard" in his quest for a lost kingdom and the incredible creature known only as "Z." Then, plunging into the Everglades the Man of Bronze races against Doctor Light and his Nazi agents in a desperate search for "The Secret of the Su." This instant collector's item leads off with one of Robert G. Harris' greatest cover paintings and also features all the original interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical commentary by Will Murray, writer of seven Bantam Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-006-9  Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95
Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books THE SHADOW Volume 30: "The Sealed Box" & "Racket Town" "The weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does not pay. The Shadow knows!  When supercrime casts its dark shadow over two troubled towns, the Master Avenger swings into action to root out evil. First, guised as both Lamont Cranston and Kent Allard, The Shadow seeks to uncover the strange secret of "The Sealed Box" that makes it more valuable than life itself, in the classic novel that was adapted as the first Shadow comic strip adventure. Then, the Dark Avenger battles the vile corruption that lurks beneath the surface of the "Racket Town." BONUS: the first Whisperer short story from the back pages of The Shadow Magazine! This groundbreaking pulp reprint showcases both original color pulp covers by George Rozen and the classic interior illustrations by Edd Cartier, with historical articles by Will Murray and Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum Books)  978-1-60877-005-2  Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95
Black Dog Books DEAD MEN'S BONES: The Air-Adventure Stories of Lester Dent The Lester Dent Library, Volume 1 With an introduction by historian Will Murray   From the writer of DOC SAVAGE comes high-octane adventure! Ride the skies in this collection of 8 thrilling tales, many appearing in print for the first time in decades, collecting all of Dent¹s published air-adventure stories. An instant collector¹s item! If you like Doc Savage, you¹ll love these two-fisted sky adventures!   BONUS: The appendices include submission notes, story synopses and other background material derived from Dent¹s personal papers.   ISBN13: 978-1-928619-81-9 / ISBN10: 1-928619-81-9 Cover art by George Rozen. Trade paperback / 224 pages / $24.95 US Black Dog Books 1115 Pine Meadows Ct. Normal, Il 61761-5432 http://www.blackdogbooks.net/ orders@blackdogbooks.net Black Dog Books THE SKULL SQUADRON: The Air-War Stories of Lester Dent The Lester Dent Library, Volume 2 With an introduction by historian Will Murray   Duck as the sound of the Vickers machine guns echo again while Spads and Fokkers tumble through the skies in these 11 thrilling tales of mystery and adventure set against the backdrop of World War I. First time in book form, this volume collects all of Dent¹s published air-war stories. An instant collector¹s item!   BONUS: The appendices include submission notes, story synopses and other background material taken from Dent¹s surviving personal papers.   ISBN13: 978-1-928619-80-0 / ISBN10: 1-928619-80-2 Cover art by Rudolph Belarski.   Trade paperback / 228 pages / $24.95 US Black Dog Books 1115 Pine Meadows Ct. Normal, Il 61761-5432 http://www.blackdogbooks.net/ orders@blackdogbooks.net Black Dog Books BODYGUARD and Other Crime Dramas by Roger Torrey With an introduction by multi-Edgar Award nominee Ron Goulart   A pathfinder and groundbreaker of the hard-boiled school of detective fiction, a prolific contributor to the legendary BLACK MASK magazine during the 1930s, as well as Dime Detective, Detective Story, and many other titles, Roger Torrey has sadly garnered only minimal recognition in the fifty years since his death, missing out on the paperback boom and the revival that many of his contemporaries enjoyed. This first major collection of his hard-boiled crime work brings together 8 stories, 7 reprinted for the first time.   BONUS: Also included is the first ever bibliography of the fiction of Roger Torrey by Tom Roberts and Joel Lyczak.   ISBN13: 978-1-928619-82-6 / ISBN10: 1-928619-82-7 Trade paperback / 211 pages / $19.95 US Black Dog Books 1115 Pine Meadows Ct. Normal, Il 61761-5432 http://www.blackdogbooks.net/ orders@blackdogbooks.net Black Dog Books THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER by G.G. Pendarves With an introduction by Robert Weinberg   Best known for her numerous contributions to Weird Tales, G.G.Pendarves wrote for many magazines. This collection brings together seven of her tales of adventure and revenge set against the stark backdrop of the Arabian sands.   ISBN13: 978-1-928619-85-7 / ISBN10: 1-928619-85-1 Cover art by Howard Brown.   Trade paperback / 146 pages / $14.95 US   Black Dog Books 1115 Pine Meadows Ct. Normal, Il 61761-5432 http://www.blackdogbooks.net/ orders@blackdogbooks.net
BUCK ROGERS #3 Writer: Scott Beatty; Penciller/Inker: Carlos Rafael; Covers: John Cassaday (75%), Carlos Rafael (25%) Get on board with Buck Rogers, writer Scott Beatty and artist Carlos Rafael! And let’s not forget about those awesome John Cassaday covers! Issue #3 continues the exciting opening arc as Buck finds out more about his new home in the 25th Century and continues to long for the past he left behind Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #13 Written by Timothy Turman, penciled by Tomas Giorello, colored by Jose Villarrubia, cover by Joseph Michael Linsner. In "Black Altar," the relentless final chapter in the "Black Colossus" adaptation, Natohk's desert hordes surge up the narrow Shamla Pass, and Conan's ragged army desperately attempts to hold their high ground. Outnumbered and facing an army fueled by a zealous, reborn Stygian wizard, simply surviving may be the greatest victory Conan can hope for. Any triumph will ring hollow, though, if Conan can't protect Khoraja's current sovereign, the beautiful Princess Yasmela -- whom Natohk has vowed to capture! Tim Truman, Tomás Giorello, and José Villarrubia bring the gripping, blood-filled Battle of Shamla Pass to life! Smartly written and flawlessly rendered, don't miss the epic finale to a Robert E. Howard classic. 40 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 19. Dark Horse Comics
Hermes Press: BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY: THE COMPLETE DAILIES VOLUME 3 Writer: John Dille & Philip Nowlan; Artist: Dick Calkins The saga of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, the world's most famous science-fiction newspaper strip, continues in the reprint of the ground-breaking title, complete with space ships, anti-gravity belts, damsels in distress, invaders from other worlds, nefarious villains, and heroes! Included in this volume are two years of the strip, 1932 to 1934, plus a special 16-page introductory essay by noted writer Ron Goulart. Hardcover, 9x12, 320 pages, $39.00 Hermes Press
McFarland: A HISTORY OF THE DOC SAVAGE ADVENTURES IN PULPS, PAPERBACKS, COMICS, FANZINES, RADIO & FILM HC Writer: Robert Michael "Bobb" Cotter Doc Savage is not only the prototype of the modern fictional superhero; he was also a seminal force in creating multimedia crossovers. The character exploded onto the scene in 1933, with the Great Depression and the gathering clouds of war as a cultural backdrop. The series is examined in relation to historic events and changing audience tastes, with special attention on the horror and science-fiction elements. The artwork features illustrations, covers, and original art.  Hard Cover, 7x10, 208 pages, $40 McFarland
Moonstone Books: DOMINO LADY #2 Written by Nancy Holder, art by Jan Carlos Maniquis, colored by Jason Jensen, covers by Matt Larson and Cortney Skinner. Uncovering the sexy romp secrets of our stunning Blond Bombshell in "The Zeppelin Affair!" There¹s noir revenge and desperation a-plenty in this high flying mystery adventure! The Domino Lady takes no prisoners...unless there's one she likes, of course. 32 pages, $3.99 Moonstone Books
Moonstone Books: THE PHANTOM GENERATIONS #6 Written by Steve Hockensmith, art by Scott Brooks, colored by Renato Guerra, covers by Ruben Procopio and Douglas Klauba. A new maxi series of one-shot comic novellas, with each issue by a different creative team telling a tale of one of the 21 Phantoms!  Think Die Hardon a pirate ship! Join mystery novelist Hockensmith and the 6th Phantom in "Hellfire," a tale of a ruthless buccaneer with delusions of grandeur. 32 pages, $3.99. Moonstone Books
RED SONJA #49   Writer: Brian Reed; Penciller/Inker: Walter Geovani; Covers: Mel Rubi (50%), Adriano Batista (25%), Fabiano Neves (25%)! This is it as writer Brian Reed sends off his Red Sonja in style and Dynamite plans a momentous event to occur in Red Sonja #50 as the welcome writer Joshua Ortega and the return of artist Mel Rubi in the thrilling “Queen Sonja” event! Be there! Full Color, 32 pages, $2.99 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
RED SONJA PRESENTS: THULSA DOOM #1   Writer: Arvid Nelson; Penciller/Inker: Lui Antonio; Covers: Alex Ross From the pages of writer Robert E. Howard comes the debut of Dynamite’s Thulsa Doom! Written by Kull writer Arvid Nelson and illustrated by Lui (Red Sonja) Antonio, the opening story arc also features cover artist Alex Ross! Featuring the origins of the ultimate anti-hero, Thulsa Doom #1 opens after the destruction of Atlantis, when the world was in chaos and Thulsa sought his own path to ultimate power! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN VOLUME 6 Written by Roy Thomas, Michael Fleisher and Bruce Jones, art by various. With writers Roy Thomas, Michael Fleisher, and Bruce Jones contributing to The Savage Sword of Conan in the early 1980s, the action-filled comics magazine continued its long, successful run exploring the lush and dangerous world of Conan's Hyboria. This volume reprints most of the black-and-white Conan tales from 1981, with the artistic talents of John Buscema, Gil Kane, Ernie Chan, Ernie Colon, Alfredo Alcala, and others adding to the uncensored excitement! The Savage Sword creative teams presented in this latest tome deliver timeless adventures featuring Robert E. Howard's beloved barbarian. Collects Savage Sword of Conan #61-#71. 544 pages, black and white, $19.95, in stores on August 26. Dark Horse Comics
SHEENA, QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE VOL. 3: RETURN OF THE JAGUAR MEN #1 [OF 3] Author: Steven De. Souza; Artist: Rebekah Isaacs; Cover Artist: Kalman Andrasofsky All the rumblings through Sheena’s life are finally coming to realization as a high society gala she’s attending as her alter ego, Rachelle Cardwell is abruptly crashed by a sinister cult, the Jaguar Men!  This sort of thing always seems to follow Sheena around, but the fact that our heroin is singled out as their target makes this just a bit more difficult.  To make matters worse, the Jaguar men know only Sheena, and Rachelle Cardwell is forced to let go of her secret double identity! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 Publisher: Devil's Due
SHERLOCK HOLMES #4 Written by Leah Moore and John Reppion; Penciller/Inker: Aaron Campbell; Cover: John Cassaday The penultimate issue in Dynamite’s acclaimed Sherlock Holmes comic book event! After Watson appeals to Mycroft Holmes and Sherlock himself arrives at the scene end of last issue, can the world’s greatest detective unravel his greatest mystery? Full Color, 22 pages, $3.50 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Subterranean Press The Best of Robert E. Howard, Volume One: Crimson Shadows Illustrated by Jim and Ruth Keegan The UK based small press Wandering Star issued glorious editions of Robert E. Howard’s work, including The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn, The Ultimate Triumph, as well as two volumes of Howard’s Conan tales. Subterranean Press is proud to continue this series of limited editions, beginning with Kull: Exile of Atlantis, exquisitely illustrated with color plates and black and white illustrations illuminating the text. We now continue with our second offering, Crimson Shadows, The Best of Robert E. Howard, volume one. We plan to match or better the quality of materials used in the Wandering Star editions, and will be doing a number of other books in the series. Limited: $150 Deluxe Limited: $400 Length: 528 pages Visit the Subterranean Press website for the contents list and to order!
Tantor Media: Del Rey Robert E. Howard Series Audiobooks Paradox has announced that the popular Robert E. Howard series published by Random House/Del Rey is coming as audiobooks from Tantor Audio. First out, starting in June 2009 with one release each month, are the three Conan books, followed by "Bran Mak Morn: The Last King", "The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard", "Kull: Exile of Atlantis" and "The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane". Tantor Media has published numerous bestellers on audio, including the Halo series and titles by Harry Turtledove, Richard K. Morgan, and Peter F. Hamilton. Tantor offers over 1,000 titles in all genres, with a niche in sci-fi & fantasy. Todd McLaren will be narrating the stories. He is a 2009 Audie finalist for "Halo, The Fall of Reach" by Eric Nylund. His recordings include "Altered Carbon" (Richard K. Morgan), "A Meeting at Corvallis" (Stirling) and "Opening Atlantis" (Turtledove). The audiobooks can be found in bookstores and online as audio-cd, mp3-cd as well as mp3 download (online only). Kull, Exile of Atlantis - August 2009
ZORRO #15 Writer: Matt Wagner; Penciller/Inker: Francesco Francavilla; Covers: Matt Wagner (75%), Francesco Francavilla (25%) Artist Francesco Francavilla returns to the pages of Zorro! Under the skillful hand of Eisner nominated writer and cover artist Matt Wagner, Dynamite’s Zorro series continues with issue #15 and the beginning of our third story arc. This time, El Zorro faces a band of merciless pirates and the line continues to blur between the masked avenger and his alter-ego Diego! Covers by Wagner and Francavilla! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 Dynamite Entertainment
ZORRO 90TH ANNIVERSARY STATUE Writer, art director and cover artist extraordinaire, Matt Wagner now turns his talents to an exciting new project with Dynamite Entertainment’s Zorro 90th Anniversary Statue.  Based on Wagner's commanding original turnaround art drawn specifically for this project, Dynamite commissioned sculptors Tom & Joy Snyder to bring Wagner's vision of strength to 3-D “life” in a stunning, full-color statue. Appearing about to  carve his “Z” into Sergeant Gonzales the piece measures 9” high on a beautifully enhanced cobblestone base 16" long by 7" wide, this breathtaking statue captures all of Wagner's clarity, attention to detail, and understanding of 3-Dimensional composition. Dynamite proudly presents the return of yet another legend as we unveil the all-new Zorro 90th Anniversary Statue! Standard Statue    MSRP: $189.99 Artist Proof Statue    MSRP: $299.99

September  2009
Adventure House G-8 and His Battle Aces #33: "Patrol of the Cloud Crushers" by Robert J. Hogan Not even G-8 could fathom the ungodly powers of the cloud crusher!  A hand that struck from nowhere—a haunting, terrible messenger of death!  And yet the Master Spy's duty was clear—this menace must be destroyed, even though his very life be exchanged for the answer to this horrible curse of the skies!     $9.95 (U.S.) - Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. Adventure House
Adventure House HIGH ADVENTURE #108 featuring The Phantom Detective 7x10, 112 pages, $7.95 (U.S.) - Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. Adventure House
Adventure House - Pulp facsimile reprints! Phantom Detective - July 1937, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Secret Agent X - December 1935, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Jungle Stories - Spring 1942 , 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Adventure House
Conan's Brethren Robert E. Howard was a pulp writer who turned his hand from everything from historical adventure and detective stories to western and boxing fiction - and invented the genre now known as sword-and-sorcery: it is for these tales of heroic fantasy and horror that he is best remembered. In the pages of WEIRD TALES and other pulp magazines his mighty heroes - the vengeful Puritan swashbuckler Solomon Kane, King Kull, his first barbarian hero, followed later by Conan the Cimmerian, Bran Mak Morn, the last of the Picts, and many others. Following on from the success of THE COMPLETE CONAN, this companion volume will contain all the Robert E. Howard stories featuring Conan's brothers-in-arms, collected together in chronological order, as fresh and atmospheric today as when they were first published in the pulp magazines of more than eighty years ago. Compiled by and with an Afterword by award-winning writer and editor Stephen Jones. Hardcover: 750 pages Publisher: Gollancz ISBN-10: 0575089873 ISBN-13: 978-0575089877
Heroes in the Wind: from Kull to Conan: The Best of Robert E. Howard Howard's swashbuckling fantasy stories feature the adventures of the enigmatic Conan: a free barbarian from distant Cimmeria who ventures into the splendid kingdoms of the south to find his fortune in the lost eons of the Hyborian Age between the sinking of Kull’s Atlantis and the dawn of history. Cunning thief, captain of mercenaries and corsairs, lover of sultry temptresses, Conan follows his destiny into demon-haunted treasure towers and across the plains of death. And at last, like Kull before him, he slashes his name across the scrolls of royalty as King Conan, usurper-lord of imperial Aquilonia. Editor: John Clute Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Penguin Classics ISBN-10: 0141189436 ISBN-13: 978-0141189437 £10.99 According to Rusty Burke "The book is not so exclusively devoted to Kull and Conan as the blurb makes it sound -- John has made a fine selection. (Just be patient, I'll post the contents soon.) "
INDIANA JONES AND THE ARMY OF DEAD MMPB By Steve Perry There's no rest for the weary treasure hunter, but that's how Indiana Jones likes it. Fresh from spying for the Allies in the thick of World War II Germany, the globe-trotting archaeologist doesn't need much persuading to join his cohort "Mac" McHale in searching for one of the most coveted of artifacts: the fabled black pearl known as the Heart of Darkness. On a treacherous odyssey across the Island of the Dead, where the legend of zombi looms large, spiders, snakes, and booby-traps will prove the least of Indy's challenges. And capturing the prize will be child's play compared with confronting an enemy unlike any other, whose numbers are legion and nearly impossible to kill - because they're already dead! Softcover, 5x7, 352 pages,  $7.99
THE JAMES BOND OMNIBUS TP Writer: Ian Fleming, Anthony Hern; Artists: Henry Gammidge & John McLusky. The daring James Bond is back in a definitive bumper edition collecting Ian Fleming's most famous literary adventures in newspaper strip form! Eleven of Bond's most thrilling and dangerous missions that were later adapted into the blockbuster movies now appear in a single volume: Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds are Forever, From Russia With Love, Dr. No, Goldfinger, Risico, From a View to a Kill, For Your Eyes Only, and Thunderball! With an exclusive introduction by former Bond Sir Roger Moore. Softcover, 9x7.5, 304pages, $14.95 Titan Publishing
LOVECRAFT UNBOUND Written by various. The stories are legendary, the characters unforgettable, the world horrible and disturbing. Howard Phillips Lovecraft may have been a writer for only a short time, but the creations he left behind after his death in 1935 have shaped modern horror more than any other author's in the last two centuries: the shambling god Cthulhu, and the other deities of the Elder Things, the Outer Gods, and the Great Old Ones, and Herbert West, Reanimator, a doctor who unlocked the secrets of life and death at a terrible cost. In Lovecraft Unbound, more than 20 of today's most prominent writers of literature and dark fantasy tell stories set in or inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft. Among the contributors are multiple New York Times best-selling authors Michael Chabon and Joyce Carol Oates, award-winning writers Brian Evenson and Marc Laidlaw, Caitlín R. Kiernan, and many others. Edited by multiple-award-winning editor Ellen Datlow. 336 pages, $19.95, in stores on September 30. Dark Horse Comics
Moonstone Books: THE SPIDER #2 Written by Will Murray, art by Giovanni P. Timpano, cover by Gary Carbon. The Spider: the most violent and ruthless of all crime fighters…A cloaked, fanged, borderline crazy denizen of the dark force-feeding hard justice with a pair of ‘45’s!  Join Doc Savage novelist Will Murray as a new reign of terror has begun in Manhattan, something not seen in generations.  All over town, people in all walks of life are found murdered—scalped! “Red Tomahawk.” Demands that all citizens of Manhattan evacuate the city. It’s being taken back by its original owners—the Mohawks. Nita is kidnapped. Then what appears to be her blonde scalp arrives at police HQ in a box. But the box contains a clue and so a maddened Spider follows that clue to the real Red Tomahawk, to rescue Nita and end the reign of blood. 32 pages, black and white, $3.25. Moonstone Books
Paizo Publishing Steppe by Piers Anthony, with an introduction by Chris Roberson Alp, a 9th century Turkish war-chieftain, is whisked away from his tribe and his era at the moment of his death, and finds himself in 2332. This future is ruled by humans called the Galactics who preside over a live-action game called Steppe, where the participants can actually die. Against his will, Alp is forced to fight once more. Author Piers Anthony routinely makes the New York Times best-seller list, and is one of the most popular living legends of science fiction. His long-running Xanth series (A Spell for Chameleon, Air Apparent, Two to the Fifth, etc.) has created a legion of fans eager to explore Anthony’s additional creations. Introducer Chris Roberson (Paragaea: A Planetary Romance, Iron Jaw and Hummingbird) provides an introduction to the book and its formative effect on his own successful writing career. First printing in 16 years! 224-page softcover trade paperback ISBN-13: 978-1-60125-177-0 $14.99 Paizo Publications - Planet Stories
Subterranean Press: THE EVIL IN PEMBERLEY HOUSE By Philip Jose Farmer and Win Scott Eckert   For over thirty years, readers have marveled at Philip José Farmer’s inventive integration of popular fiction and literature’s most beloved characters, in a mythical web known as the Wold Newton Family. First described in the fictional biographies Tarzan Alive: The Definitive Biography of Lord Greystoke and Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life, Farmer expanded his Wold Newton mythos in novels such as The Other Log of Phileas Fogg, The Adventure of the Peerless Peer, Time’s Last Gift, Hadon of Ancient Opar, Flight to Opar, The Dark Heart of Time: A Tarzan Novel, and Escape from Loki: Doc Savage’s First Adventure. The Evil in Pemberley House, an addition to the Wold Newton cycle, plays with the Gothic horror tradition. Patricia Wildman, the daughter of the world-renowned adventurer and crimefighter of the 1930s and ’40s, Dr. James Clarke “Doc” Wildman, is all alone in the world when she inherits the family estate in Derbyshire, England—old, dark, and supposedly haunted. But Farmer, characteristically, turns convention on its ear. Is the ghost real, or a clever sham? In Patricia Wildman, Farmer creates an introspective character who struggles to reconcile the supernatural with her rational scientific upbringing, while also attempting to work through unresolved feelings about her late parents. He sets the action at Pemberley from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and ingrains the various mysteries in the Canon of the Sherlock Holmes stories. The Evil in Pemberley House is a darkly erotic novel with broad appeal to readers of pulp and popular literature, particularly followers of Doc Savage, Sherlockians, and fans of Farmer’s own celebrated Wold Newton Family. The Limited Edition of The Evil in Pemberley House will come with an exclusive chapbook of bonus materials that includes Philip Jose Farmer’s original outline for the novel, as well as an extensive family tree for the Wold Newton Universe. Limited: 200 numbered copies, signed by Win Scott Eckert, with bonus chapbook - $60 Trade: Fully cloth bound hardcover edition - $40 All the files have been proofed, corrected and are with the publisher, Subterranean Press. These include: Trade edition: the novel itself endsheets with a Pemberley House/Wold Newton Family tree still waiting on the cover art from Glen Orbik, although Subpress has approved the preliminary concept sketch Limited Edition Chapbook: cover art (the Wildman [Doc Savage] Coat of Arms by Keith Howell) endsheets with a Pemberley House/Wold Newton Family tree--including SPOILERS from the novel notes on the Wildman Coat of Arms by Philip José Farmer outline for the novel by Philip José Farmer timeline of key events in the novel by yours truly Wold Newtonian essay by Win Scott Eckert Subterranean Press
TARZAN ARCHIVES: THE JESSE MARSH YEARS VOLUME 3 Written by Gaylord DuBois, art by Jesse Marsh. The world's first Tarzan comic books are back in print at last! Jesse Marsh remains one of the great, unsung artists of comics history, even though his straightforward realism was admired by such comics legends as Russ Manning and Alex Toth. Marsh's nineteen-year collaboration with writer Gaylord DuBois defined Edgar Rice Burroughs's iconic jungle lord for an entire generation of young readers, and the massive body of work they produced continues to influence comic artists to this day. Reproducing the now-hard-to-find and pricey issues for fans, this archive series will collect issues #11-#16. 240 pages, $49.95, in stores on Sept. 30. Dark Horse Comics

October  2009
Adventure House - Pulp facsimile reprints! Thrilling Detective - April 1933, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Planet Stories - Winter 1949, 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 Spicy-Western Stories - March 1941 , 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Adventure House
The Chronicles of Conan Volume 18 Taking over writing duties on Conan the Barbarian in the early 1980s, Bruce Jones brought his humor and horror sensibilities - as well as his knack for telling great short stories - to the title, invigorating John Buscema, who returned to work on the series with Conan #136. In Chronicles of Conan: Isle of the Dead and Other Stories, these two comic-book titans lead Conan on a thrilling tour of Hyboria - from the monster-infested Bossonian Marshes to the hideous slave markets of Belthem - as Conan encounters strange, supernatural foes, beguiling women, and overconfident rulers. Paperback: 200 pages Publisher: Dark Horse Comics ISBN-10: 1595823824 ISBN-13: 978-1595823823 $17.95
KULL VOLUME 1: THE SHADOW KINGDOM Written by Arvid Nelson, penciled by Will Conrad, colored by Jose Villarrubia, cover by Paul Renaud. More comfortable with a sword than a scepter, the enigmatic Kull has recently crowned himself king and seeks to unite the once proud and powerful land of Valusia. As representatives from all corners of his kingdom seek his counsel, the warrior-king accepts a strange invitation from the Pictish emissary. Kull will need to discard ancient prejudices if he's to save the newly united Valusian empire from a clandestine enemy that once threatened to enslave and exterminate mankind! Aided by Brule -- a hotheaded Pict confidant -- Kull uncovers layers of deception and treachery in the ancient halls of the Tower of Splendor and faces the growing threat of the devious Serpent Cult! Discover Valusia's darkest secrets and witness the first days of its mightiest king. 144 pages, $18.95, in stores on October 28. Dark Horse Comics
Library of America: AMERICAN FANTASTIC TALES New anthology to feature Howard, Smith, Lovecraft and more! American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from Poe to the Pulps 729 page, $35 ISBN-10: 159853047X ISBN-13: 978-1598530476 American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from the 1940's Until Now 744 pages, $35 ISBN-10: 1598530488 ISBN-13: 978-1598530483 American Fantastic Tales Boxed Set  - $70 ISBN-10: 1598530593 ISBN-13: 978-1598530599 Library of America Contents of Volume 1 Contents of Volume 2 Introduction by Peter Straub. CHARLES BROCKDEN BROWN - Somnambulism: A Fragment (1805) WASHINGTON IRVING - Adventure of the German Student Irving (1824) EDGAR ALLAN POE - Berenice (1835) NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE - Young Goodman Brown (1835) HERMAN MELVILLE - The Tartarus of Maids (1855) FITZ-JAMES O’BRIEN -  What Was It? (1859) BRET HARTE - The Legend of Monte del Diablo (1863) HARRIET PRESCOTT SPOFFORD - The Moonstone Mass (1868) W. C. MORROW - His Unconquerable Enemy (1889). CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN - The Yellow Wallpaper (1892) KATE CHOPIN - Ma’ame Pélagie (1893) JOHN KENDRICK BANGS - Thurlow’s Christmas Story (1894) ROBERT W. CHAMBERS - The Repairer of Reputations (1895) RALPH ADAMS CRAM - The Dead Valley (1895) MADELEINE YALE WYNNE - The Little Room (1895) GERTRUDE ATHERTON - The Striding Place (1896) SARAH ORNE JEWETT - In Dark New England Days (1896) EMMA FRANCIS DAWSON - An Itinerant House (1897). STEPHEN CRANE - The Black Dog (1898) MARY WILKINS FREEMAN - Luella Miller (1902) FRANK NORRIS -. Grettir at Thornhall-Stead (1903) LAFCADIO HEARN - Yuki-Onna (1904) F. MARION CRAWFORD - For the Blood Is the Life (1905) AMBROSE BIERCE - The Moonlit Road (1907) EDWARD LUCAS WHITE - Lukundoo (1907) OLIVIA HOWARD DUNBAR - The Shell of Sense (1908) HENRY JAMES - The Jolly Corner (1908) ALICE BROWN - Golden Baby (1910) EDITH WHARTON - Afterward (1910) WILLA CATHER - Consequences (1915) ELLEN GLASGOW - The Shadowy Third (1916) JULIAN HAWTHORNE - The Island of Ghosts (1919) FRANCIS STEVENS - Unseen, Unfeared (1919) F. SCOTT FITZGERALD - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (1922) SEABURY QUINN - The Curse of Everard Maundy (1927) STEPHEN VINCENT BENET - The King of the Cats (1929) DAVID H. KELLER - The Jelly-Fish (1929) CONRAD AIKEN - Mr. Arcularis (1931) ROBERT E. HOWARD - The Black Stone (1931) HENRY S. WHITEHEAD - Passing of a God (1931) AUGUST DERLETH - The Panelled Room (1933) H.P. LOVECRAFT - The Thing on the Doorstep (1933) CLARK ASHTON SMITH - Genius Loci (1933) ROBERT BLOCH - The Cloak (1939) Introduction by Peter Straub.  JOHN COLLIER - Evening Primrose (1940) FRITZ LEIBER - Smoke Ghost (1941) TENNESSEE WILLIAMS - Mysteries of the Joy Rio (1941) JANE RICE - The Refugee (1943) ANTHONY BOUCHER - Mr. Lupescu (1945) TRUMAN CAPOTE - Miriam (1945) JOHN CHEEVER - Torch Song (1947) JACK SNOW - Midnight (1947) JACK FINNEY - I’m Scared (1948) SHIRLEY JACKSON - The Daemon Lover (1949) PAUL BOWLES - The Circular Valley (1950) RAY BRADBURY - The April Witch (1952) JEROME BIXBY - It’s a Good Life (1953) JEROME BIXBY - Trace (1964) JEROME BIXBY - Space by the Tail (1964) CHARLES BEAUMONT - Black Country (1954) VLADIMIR NABOKOV - The Vane Sisters (1959) DAVIS GRUBB - Where the Woodbine Twineth (1964) DONALD WANDREI - Nightmare (1965) HARLAN ELLISON - I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream (1967) RICHARD MATHESON - Prey (1969) T.E.D. KLEIN - Events at Poroth Farm (1972) ISAAC BASHEVIS SINGER - Hanka (1974) FRED CHAPPELL - Linneaus Forgets (1977) JOHN CROWLEY - Novelty (1983) JONATHAN CARROLL - Mr. Fiddlehead (1989) JOYCE CAROL OATES - Family (1989) THOMAS LIGOTTI - The Last Feast of Harlequin (1990) PETER STRAUB - A Short Guide to the City (1990) KARL EDWARD WAGNER - Cedar Lane (1990) JEFF VANDERMEER - The General Who Is Dead (1996) STEPHEN KING - That Feeling (1998) STEPHEN KING - You Can Only Say What It Is in French (1998) KIT REED - The Mothers of Shark Island (1998) CAITLIN R. KIERNAN - The Long Hall on the Top Floor (1999) GEORGE SAUNDERS - Sea Oak (2000) THOMAS TESSIER - Nocturne (2000) MICHAEL CHABON - The God of Dark Laughter (2001) JOE HILL - Pop Art (2001) POPPY Z. BRITE - Pansu (2003) STEVEN MILLHAUSER - Dangerous Laughter (2003) M. RICKERT - The Chambered Fruit (2003) BRIAN EVENSON - The Wavering Knife (2004) KELLY LINK - Stone Animals (2004) TIM POWERS - Pat Moore (2004) GENE WOLFE - The Little Stranger (2004) BENJAMIN PERCY - Dial Tone (2007)

November  2009
Adventure House HIGH ADVENTURE #109 featuring John Soloman by H. Bedford Jones 7x10, 112 pages, $7.95 (U.S.) - Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. Adventure House
Book Palace Books/Wandering Star: Conan of Cimmeria Volume 3 Book Palace Books and Wandering Star announce the publication of ROBERT E. HOWARD'S COMPLETE CONAN OF CIMMERIA Volume 3!   Wandering Star and Book Palace Books have joined forces to publish the long-awaited third and final volume of the limited edition Complete Conan series. ROBERT E. HOWARD'S COMPLETE CONAN OF CIMMERIA Volume 3 (1935) Illustrated by Gregory Manchess featuring 13 colour paintings and 52 tonal paintings, this superb slipcased hardcover is in a signed and numbered edition of 1000 copies and contains the following stories: "The Servants of Bit-Yakin," "Beyond the Black River," "The Black Stranger," "The Man-Eaters of Zamboula," and "Red Nails." 416 pages (209 pages of stories with over 200 pages of notes and miscellanea). Limited clothbound edition of 1000 - £130 / $195 Limited leatherbound edition of 1000 - £360 / $500 Publication: November 2009 For more information, contact Book Palace Books at books@bookpalace.com The Book Palace    Book Palace Books
Conan's Brethren: The Complete Collection Robert E. Howard was a pulpwriter who turned his hand to everything from historical adventure and detective stories to Western and boxing fiction - and invented the genre now known as sword-and-sorcery: it is for these tales of heroic fantasy and horror that he is best remembered. In the pages of WEIRD TALES and other pulp magazines his mighty heroes - the vengeful Puritan swashbuckler Solomon Kane, Kull, King of Atlantis, Bran Mak Morn, the last chieftain of the Picts, followed later by Conan the Cimmerian and many others. Following on from the success of THE COMPLETE CONAN, this companion volume will contain Robert E. Howard stories featuring Conan's brothers-in-arms, collected together in chronological order, as fresh and atmospheric today as when they were first published in the pulp magazines of more than eighty years ago. Compiled by and with an Afterword by award-winning writer and editor Stephen Jones, and with cover image, frontispiece and internal pictures by the award-winning artist Les Edwards. Paperback: 750 pages Publisher: Gollancz ISBN-10: 0575089881 ISBN-13: 978-0575089884
Paizo Publishing Who Fears the Devil?—The Complete Silver John by Manly Wade Wellman Introduction by Mike Resnick There’s a traveling man that the Carolina mountain folk call Silver John for the silver strings strung on his guitar. In his wanderings, John encounters a parade of benighted forest creatures, mountain spirits, and shapeless horrors from the void of history with only his enduring spirit, playful wit, and the magic of his guitar to preserve him. Manly Wade Wellman’s Silver John is one of the most beloved figures in fantasy, a true American folk hero of the literary age. The Planet Stories edition of Who Fears the Devil? collects—for the first time—all of John’s adventures published throughout Wellman’s life, including two stories about John before he got his silver-stringed guitar that have never previously appeared in a Silver John collection. Lost, out-of-print, or buried in expensive hardcover editions, the seminal, unforgettable tales of Who Fears the Devil? stand ready for a new generation to continue the folk tradition of Silver John! 352-page softcover trade paperback ISBN-13: 978-1-60125-188-6 $15.99 Paizo Publications - Planet Stories

December  2009
The Chronicles of Kull Volume 1 The Chronicles of Kull Volume 1: A King Comes Riding and Other Stories kicks off Dark Horse's newest addition to its popular Robert E. Howard reprint line. Presenting every color Kull comic from the 1970s and '80s chronologically for the first time ever, Volume 1 features completely remastered color Kull stories from Creatures on the Loose! #10, Monsters on the Prowl #16, and Kull the Conqueror #1 to #9. The writing talents of legendary creators Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway, and Len Wein and the stunning visuals of Marie Severin, John Severin, and Bernie Wrightson are on display in such thrilling tales as "The Skull of Silence," "Night of the Red Slayers," and "The Forbidden Swamp!" See how Robert E. Howard's Kull stories were interpreted over three decades ago in comics. Paperback: 200 pages Publisher: Dark Horse Comics ISBN-10: 1595824138 ISBN-13: 978-1595824134 $18.95
The Chronicles of Solomon Kane Volume 1 "Back, ye minions of hell-in the name of the Lord and Solomon Kane!" Continuing in the vein of the successful Chronicles of Conan collection series, Dark Horse is expanding its Robert E. Howard reprint line by presenting all of the original 1970s and 1980s Marvel color comic books featuring Solomon Kane in one awesome volume! This graphic novel features the landmark stories "The Mark of Kane" and "Fangs of the Gorilla God," by Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin, and the entire Sword of Solomon Kane mini-series, by Ralph Macchio and a host of talented artists - including Mike Mignola, Al Williamson, Bret Blevins, John Ridgeway, and others! From the French countryside to the Black Forest in Germany, from England to Africa, follow Robert E. Howard's solemn, driven Puritan, Solomon Kane, as he cuts a path of vengeance across the globe! Paperback: 200 pages Publisher: Dark Horse Comics ISBN-10: 1595824103 ISBN-13: 978-1595824103  $18.95

January  2010

February  2010
Del Rey: EL BORAK AND OTHER DESERT ADVENTURES By Robert E. Howard Editor Rusty Burke previously announced the contents for the book that collects all of Howard's professional series desert adventures: Francis X. Gordon ("El Borak"): "Swords of the Hills" (REH's title for the story later published as "The Lost Valley of Iskander") "The Daughter of Erlik Khan" "Blood of the Gods" "Sons of the Hawk" (REH's title for the story later published as "The Country of the Knife") "Son of the White Wolf" "Hawk of the Hills" "Three-Bladed Doom" -  both versions: "long" and "short" Kirby O'Donnell: "Gold from Tartary" (published as "The Treasures of Tartary") "Swords of Shahrazar" "The Trail of the Blood Stained God" Steve Clarney: "The Fire of Asshurbanipal" (straight adventure version) A slight change from previous books is letting more than one artist illustrate the book. Having depicted El Borak in vivid color in the REH art calendar a few years back, Jim & Ruth Keegan will be painting all color illustrations in the book, as well as art directing the project. All b/w illustrations will be made by Tim Bradstreet. Bradstreet is known for his distinctive style, once described by himself as 'stylistic photorealism' as his work combines the use of posed photography with pencils, inks and coloring. He is well-known for his comic book covers for The Punisher (Marvel) and Hellblazer (Vertigo/DC) and has also worked in movie projects, such as visual design for Blade 2 and poster art for the movie The Punisher. Jim and Ruth Keegan's El Borak is shown at the right. Howard also wrote numerous El Borak stories and fragments when he was very young.  These will be collected in a companion volume to be published by The Robert E. Howard Foundation. Trade Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Del Rey (February 9, 2010) ISBN-10: 034550545X ISBN-13: 978-0345505453 $16.00